1700—1940: Errata: Ducal Seats
Villa del Germoglio (Principe Anatroccolo) is sometimes mistakenly recorded in auction catalogues as Villa del Germano (Villa of the Goose). The confusion has never been satisfactorily resolved, though the present editors suspect it was a typesetter’s joke.
Schloss Knusperente (Baron Entenbraten) has been erroneously translated as Castle of the Gingerbread Duck. The original register clearly refers to “roast,” not “baked goods.”
Château Plumecourt (Les Princes de la Mu) has been sighted in no fewer than six countries, sometimes on the same day. Its location is, therefore, not “unknown” but “in dispute.”
Maison des Nénuphars (Viscount d’Anetis) is frequently credited to the wrong nation. The waterlilies are genuine, the national attribution less so.
Scholars are advised that further correction is futile. The seats will continue to move, mistranslate and reappear as surely as ducks migrate.
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