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|Has Description=The printed English text that is critically understood to be part of the Version A pattern was produced by Richard Pynson, circa 1493. This text is the earliest surviving English print, predating Wynkyn de Worde's 1506 text, and is thought to represent a continuation of the manuscript tradition (Zeldenrust, 2026). | |Has Description=The printed English text that is critically understood to be part of the Version A pattern was produced by Richard Pynson, circa 1493. This fragmentary text is the earliest surviving English print of the ''Seven Sages'' narrative, predating Wynkyn de Worde's 1506 text, and is thought to represent a continuation of the manuscript tradition ([[Zeldenrust (2026)|Zeldenrust, 2026]]). This sets Pynson's text apart from the de Worde text and the subsequent English print tradition, which all follow the ''[[H (Historia Septem Sapientum)|Historia Septem Sapientum]]'' narrative pattern. | ||
|Has Parent Version=Middle English Version A | |Has Parent Version=Middle English Version A | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 7 April 2026
The printed English text that is critically understood to be part of the Version A pattern was produced by Richard Pynson, circa 1493. This fragmentary text is the earliest surviving English print of the Seven Sages narrative, predating Wynkyn de Worde's 1506 text, and is thought to represent a continuation of the manuscript tradition (Zeldenrust, 2026). This sets Pynson's text apart from the de Worde text and the subsequent English print tradition, which all follow the Historia Septem Sapientum narrative pattern.
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Recorded Branch of This Secondary Version
- A (Seven Sages)
- Dutch Version A
- French Version A: Roman des Sept Sages
- Gaelic Version A
- German Version A: Allegatio/Libellus
- Italian Version A
- Latin Version A
- Middle English Version A
- Old Swedish Version A: Sju vise mästare
- Older Scots Version A: Buke of the Sevyne Sagis
- Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein
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