Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
Q. B. F. Q. S.
English translation:
quod bonum faustumque sit
Added to glossary by
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Jul 13, 2006 16:44
17 yrs ago
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Latin term
Q. B. F. Q. S.
Latin to English
Other
Education / Pedagogy
College Diploma
At the top of a Latin Diploma from a college in Worcester, MA.
Q. B. F. Q. S.
Et Rei Publicae Literariae Bene Vertat
(And good wishes/good luck to the Scientific Community/The Republic of Literature)
PRAESES ET PROFESSORES
Collegii...
(The President and Professors of the College...)
Has litteras inspecturis S. P.
(To those who will read this document, S.P. ?)
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Any idea about the Q. B. F. Q. S. acronym?
Thank you for any help, it is urgent,
Flavio
Q. B. F. Q. S.
Et Rei Publicae Literariae Bene Vertat
(And good wishes/good luck to the Scientific Community/The Republic of Literature)
PRAESES ET PROFESSORES
Collegii...
(The President and Professors of the College...)
Has litteras inspecturis S. P.
(To those who will read this document, S.P. ?)
***
Any idea about the Q. B. F. Q. S. acronym?
Thank you for any help, it is urgent,
Flavio
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +4 | quod bonum faustumque sit | William Short |
Proposed translations
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Selected
quod bonum faustumque sit
or quod bonum felixque sit. (usually written QBFFS)
Peer comment(s):
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Pierre POUSSIN
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Joseph Brazauskas
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Comment: "Wonderful ;) Thank you William. They probably used the "Q" from the -que suffix."
Discussion
Have a look at:
oaks.nvg.org/ys2ra11.html
Maybe the university made a slight change to the original?