Historia septem sapientum Romae. Delft: Christiaen Snellaert, 1495

From The Seven Sages of Rome
General Information
Reference Number LatPrint9
Location
Siglum/Shelfmark
Page/Folio range 1a-45b
Total number of pages 46
Format 4°, a-g⁶ h⁴
Textual Relationships
Translated/adapted from (Version/text)
Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition Roth (2004)
Version number
Digital Resources & Modern References
Digitisation München SB: https://mdz-nbn-resolving.de/details:bsb00081809
Modern Edition Roth, Historia Septem Sapientum (2004)
Modern research literature Roth (2004)Hain (1826-1838)Von Arnim (1984)Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (1993)Bibliothèque NationaleBuchner (1889)Campbell (1874)Günther (1909)Hubay (1970)Klebs (1938)Moldenhauer (1923b)Polain (1970)
Catalogue GW 12855: https://www.gesamtkatalogderwiegendrucke.de/docs/GW12855.htm#GW12855
Copies
Language Information
Language of text Latin
Regional or specific language of text
Source for regional or specific language of text
Prose or verse
Note

The text is identical to Historia septem sapientum Romae. Köln: Printer of pseudo-Augustinus, De fide (Johann Schilling), 1473, with many subsections. It is a reprint of Historia septem sapientum Romae. Köln: Johannes Koelhoff d. Ä., 1490 and it contains 15 full-page woodcuts (see Roth 2004, p. 108).

  • source for copies: Roth 2004, p. 108; GW
Titles & Classification
Standardised title of narrative
Incipit or textual title Incipit historia septem sapientum / (p)Oncianus regnauit in vrbe romana pru / dens valde qui accepit vxorem filiam / regis Pulchram ac pre omnibus gra / ciosam quam multum dilexit que ab eo concepit et / pulcherrimum filium genuit: cui nomen diocle= / cianus imposuit ...
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages H (Historia Septem Sapientum)
Language Group within Version Latin Version H
Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version Latin Prints (H)
Further scholarly subgroup (1)
Further scholarly subgroup (2) Print 9.
Printing Details
Name of printer Christiaen Snellaert
Printed for
Name of author
Place of printing Delft, Netherlands
Date of Printing 1495
Islamic date of printing
Hebrew date of printing
Source of date printing
Physical Characteristics
Material
Height
Width
Illustrations Yes
Embedded Stories
No embedded stories