Berlin Staatsbibliothek Ms. theol. lat. qu. 280

From The Seven Sages of Rome

Manuscript Identification
Reference Number
Location Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
Siglum/Shelfmark Ms. theol. lat. qu. 280
Page/Folio range
Textual Content and Tradition
Standardised title of narrative Historia Septem Sapientum
Incipit or textual title
Version (siglum) H (Historia Septem Sapientum)
Language Group within Version Latin Version H
Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version Excerpts in Gesta Romanorum
Further scholarly subgroup (1) Insular Group u
Further scholarly subgroup (2)
Translated/adapted from (Version/Text)
Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition Roth (2004)Weiske (1992)
Languages
Language of text Latin
Regional or specific Language of text
Source for regional or specific Language of text
Digitisation and Editions
Digitisation N/A
Modern Editions Roth, Historia Septem Sapientum (2004)
Note

This is an exemplary entry showing one of the manuscripts of Insular Group u. For more information on manuscripts of the Insular Group u see Weiske (1992).

  • regarding illustrations: the Handschriftenportal notes that there are elements of decor but it is not clear whether they appear in the Historia excerpts
Authorship and Production
Scribe
Author
Place of Manuscript Production Northern Italy
Date of Manuscript Production 1470 - 1480
Source of Date of Manuscript Production Handschriftenportal: https://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/HSP0004052E00000000
Physical Description
Material Parchment
Total pages/folios in Manuscript II + 135
Height 240
Width 170
Script style/form
Prose or verse Prose
Illustrations Yes
Contents and Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript
Catalogues and Research Literature
Catalogue Handschriftenportal: https://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/HSP0004052E00000000
Modern Research Literature Weiske (1992)Achten (1984)
Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript