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|Has Location=Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland | |Has Location=Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland | ||
|Has Siglum='Auchinleck' MS, Advocates MS 19.2.1 | |Has Siglum='Auchinleck' MS, Advocates MS 19.2.1 | ||
|Has Page Range= | |Has Page Range=85r-99v | ||
|Has | |Has Standardised Title Of Narrative=The Seven Sages of Rome: English 'A' text | ||
|Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages=A (Seven Sages) | |Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages=A (Seven Sages) | ||
|Has Language Group Within Version=Middle English Version A | |Has Language Group Within Version=Middle English Version A | ||
|Has Narrative Or Scholarly Group Within Version=Y Group | |Has Narrative Or Scholarly Group Within Version=Y Group | ||
|Has Further Primary Scholarly Subgroup=Southern English | |Has Further Primary Scholarly Subgroup=Southern English | ||
|Has Source For Information On Textual Relationship to Broader Tradition= | |Has Source For Information On Textual Relationship to Broader Tradition=Whitelock (2005); Brunner (1933) | ||
|Has Place Of Production=London | |Has Place Of Production=London | ||
|Has Date Of Production=1331-1340 | |Has Date Of Production=1331-1340 | ||
|Has Start Date Of Production=1331 | |||
|Has End Date Of Production=1340 | |||
|Has Source For Date Of Production=Wiggins, The Auchinleck Manuscript (2003) | |Has Source For Date Of Production=Wiggins, The Auchinleck Manuscript (2003) | ||
|Has Material=Parchment | |Has Material=Parchment | ||
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|Has Collation=The Seven Sages text appears in fols 85 r - 99 v; fragmentary: missing c. 1400 lines. | |Has Collation=The Seven Sages text appears in fols 85 r - 99 v; fragmentary: missing c. 1400 lines. | ||
MS contents: | MS contents: | ||
The Legend of Pope Gregory ( | The Legend of Pope Gregory (1r-6v) | ||
The King of Tars ( | The King of Tars (7ra-13vb) | ||
The Life of Adam and Eve ( | The Life of Adam and Eve (1ra-2vb; 14ra-16rb) | ||
Seynt Mergrete ( | Seynt Mergrete (16rb-21ra) | ||
Seynt Katerine ( | Seynt Katerine (21ra-24vb) | ||
St Patrick's Purgatory ( | St Patrick's Purgatory (25ra-31vb) | ||
þe Desputisoun Bitven þe Bodi and þe Soule ( | þe Desputisoun Bitven þe Bodi and þe Soule (31vb-35ra stub) | ||
The Harrowing of Hell ( | The Harrowing of Hell (35rb-?37rb or 37va stub) | ||
The Clerk who would see the Virgin ( | The Clerk who would see the Virgin (37rb or 37va stub-38vb) | ||
Speculum Gy de Warewyke ( | Speculum Gy de Warewyke (39ra-?48rb stub) | ||
Amis and Amiloun ( | Amis and Amiloun (?48rb stub-?61va stub) | ||
The Life of St Mary Magdalene ( | The Life of St Mary Magdalene (?61Ava stub-65vb) | ||
The Nativity and Early Life of Mary ( | The Nativity and Early Life of Mary (65vb-69va) | ||
On the Seven Deadly Sins ( | On the Seven Deadly Sins (70ra-72ra) | ||
The Paternoster ( | The Paternoster (72ra-?72rb or ?72va stub) | ||
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (?72rb or ?72va stub-78ra) | The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (?72rb or ?72va stub-78ra) | ||
Sir Degare ( | Sir Degare (78rb-?84rb stub) | ||
The Seven Sages of Rome ( | The Seven Sages of Rome (?84rb stub-99vb) | ||
Floris and Blancheflour ( | Floris and Blancheflour (100ra-104vb) | ||
The Sayings of the Four Philosophers ( | The Sayings of the Four Philosophers (105ra-105rb) | ||
The Battle Abbey Roll ( | The Battle Abbey Roll (105v-107r) | ||
Guy of Warwick (couplets) ( | Guy of Warwick (couplets) (108ra-146vb) | ||
Guy of Warwick (stanzas) ( | Guy of Warwick (stanzas) (145vb-167rb) | ||
Reinbroun ( | Reinbroun (167rb-175vb) | ||
Sir Beues of Hamtoun ( | Sir Beues of Hamtoun (176ra-201ra) | ||
Of Arthour & of Merlin ( | Of Arthour & of Merlin (201rb-256vb) | ||
þe Wenche þat Loved þe King ( | þe Wenche þat Loved þe King (256vb-256A thin stub) | ||
A Peniworþ of Witt ( | A Peniworþ of Witt (256A stub-259rb) | ||
How Our Lady's Sauter was First Found ( | How Our Lady's Sauter was First Found (259rb-260vb) | ||
Lay le Freine ( | Lay le Freine (261ra-262) | ||
Roland and Vernagu ( | Roland and Vernagu (?262va stub-267vb) | ||
Otuel a Knight ( | Otuel a Knight (268ra-277vb) | ||
Kyng Alisaunder (L f.1ra-vb; S A.15 f.1ra-2vb; L f.2ra-vb; ff.278-9) | Kyng Alisaunder (L f.1ra-vb; S A.15 f.1ra-2vb; L f.2ra-vb; ff.278-9) | ||
The Thrush and the Nightingale ( | The Thrush and the Nightingale (279va-vb) | ||
The Sayings of St Bernard ( | The Sayings of St Bernard (280ra) | ||
Dauid þe King ( | Dauid þe King (280rb-280vb) | ||
Sir Tristrem ( | Sir Tristrem (281ra-299A thin stub) | ||
Sir Orfeo ( | Sir Orfeo (299A stub-303ra) | ||
The Four Foes of Mankind ( | The Four Foes of Mankind (303rb-303vb) | ||
The Anonymous Short English Metrical Chronicle ( | The Anonymous Short English Metrical Chronicle (304ra-317rb) | ||
Horn Childe & Maiden Rimnild ( | Horn Childe & Maiden Rimnild (317va-323vb | ||
Alphabetical Praise of Women ( | Alphabetical Praise of Women (324ra-325vb) | ||
King Richard ( | King Richard (326; E f.3ra-vb; S R.4 f.1ra-2vb; E f.4ra-vb; f.327) | ||
þe Simonie ( | þe Simonie (328r-334v) | ||
|Has Total Pages In Manuscript=331 | |Has Total Pages In Manuscript=331 | ||
|Has Height=250 | |Has Height=250 | ||
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|Has Illustrations=No | |Has Illustrations=No | ||
|Has Digitisation=https://auchinleck.nls.uk/index.html | |Has Digitisation=https://auchinleck.nls.uk/index.html | ||
|Has Modern Edition=Wiggins, The Auchinleck Manuscript (2003) | |Has Modern Edition=Brunner, The Seven Sages of Rome (Southern Version) (1933); Wiggins, The Auchinleck Manuscript (2003) | ||
|Has Modern Research Literature=Brunner (1933); Heltveit (1964); Whitelock (2005); Wiggins (2003) | |Has Modern Research Literature=Brunner (1933); Heltveit (1964); Whitelock (2005); Wiggins (2003) | ||
|Has Note='Roma' is fragmentary; text is missing final stories and conclusion. | |||
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|Has Narrator=Empress | |Has Narrator=Empress | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:38, 20 August 2024
| Manuscript | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference Number | Eng1 | ||
| Location | Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland | ||
| Siglum/Shelfmark | 'Auchinleck' MS, Advocates MS 19.2.1 | ||
| Page/Folio range | 85r-99v | ||
| Standardised title of narrative | The Seven Sages of Rome: English 'A' text | ||
| Incipit or textual title | |||
| Version (siglum) | A (Seven Sages) | ||
| └ Language Group within Version | Middle English Version A | ||
| └ Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version | Y Group | ||
| └ Further scholarly subgroup (1) | Southern English | ||
| └ Further scholarly subgroup (2) | |||
| Translated/adapted from (Version/Text) | |||
| Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition | Whitelock (2005), Brunner (1933) | ||
| Scribe | |||
| Author | |||
| Place of Manuscript Production | London | ||
| Date of Manuscript Production | 1331 - 1340 | ||
| Source of date Manuscript Production | Wiggins, The Auchinleck Manuscript (2003) | ||
| Material | Parchment | ||
| Language of Manuscript | English | ||
| Regional or specific Language of Manuscript | Middle English | ||
| Source for regional or specific Language of Manuscript | |||
| Prose or Verse | Verse | ||
| Other texts in the Manuscript | The Seven Sages text appears in fols 85 r - 99 v; fragmentary: missing c. 1400 lines.
MS contents: The Legend of Pope Gregory (1r-6v) The King of Tars (7ra-13vb) The Life of Adam and Eve (1ra-2vb; 14ra-16rb) Seynt Mergrete (16rb-21ra) Seynt Katerine (21ra-24vb) St Patrick's Purgatory (25ra-31vb) þe Desputisoun Bitven þe Bodi and þe Soule (31vb-35ra stub) The Harrowing of Hell (35rb-?37rb or 37va stub) The Clerk who would see the Virgin (37rb or 37va stub-38vb) Speculum Gy de Warewyke (39ra-?48rb stub) Amis and Amiloun (?48rb stub-?61va stub) The Life of St Mary Magdalene (?61Ava stub-65vb) The Nativity and Early Life of Mary (65vb-69va) On the Seven Deadly Sins (70ra-72ra) The Paternoster (72ra-?72rb or ?72va stub) The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (?72rb or ?72va stub-78ra) Sir Degare (78rb-?84rb stub) The Seven Sages of Rome (?84rb stub-99vb) Floris and Blancheflour (100ra-104vb) The Sayings of the Four Philosophers (105ra-105rb) The Battle Abbey Roll (105v-107r) Guy of Warwick (couplets) (108ra-146vb) Guy of Warwick (stanzas) (145vb-167rb) Reinbroun (167rb-175vb) Sir Beues of Hamtoun (176ra-201ra) Of Arthour & of Merlin (201rb-256vb) þe Wenche þat Loved þe King (256vb-256A thin stub) A Peniworþ of Witt (256A stub-259rb) How Our Lady's Sauter was First Found (259rb-260vb) Lay le Freine (261ra-262) Roland and Vernagu (?262va stub-267vb) Otuel a Knight (268ra-277vb) Kyng Alisaunder (L f.1ra-vb; S A.15 f.1ra-2vb; L f.2ra-vb; ff.278-9) The Thrush and the Nightingale (279va-vb) The Sayings of St Bernard (280ra) Dauid þe King (280rb-280vb) Sir Tristrem (281ra-299A thin stub) Sir Orfeo (299A stub-303ra) The Four Foes of Mankind (303rb-303vb) The Anonymous Short English Metrical Chronicle (304ra-317rb) Horn Childe & Maiden Rimnild (317va-323vb Alphabetical Praise of Women (324ra-325vb) King Richard (326; E f.3ra-vb; S R.4 f.1ra-2vb; E f.4ra-vb; f.327) þe Simonie (328r-334v) | ||
| Total pages/folios in Manuscript | 331 | ||
| Height | 250 | ||
| Width | 190 | ||
| Illustrations | No | ||
| Digitisation | https://auchinleck.nls.uk/index.html | ||
| Modern Editions | Brunner, The Seven Sages of Rome (Southern Version) (1933), Wiggins, The Auchinleck Manuscript (2003) | ||
| Catalogue | |||
| Modern Research Literature | Brunner (1933), Heltveit (1964), Whitelock (2005), Wiggins (2003) | ||
| General Notes (Internal) | |||
Note
'Roma' is fragmentary; text is missing final stories and conclusion.
Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript
| Short Story | Sequence Number | Narrator | Name Variations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor | 1 | Empress | |
| Canis | 2 | Bancillas | |
| Aper | 3 | Empress | |
| Medicus | 4 | Ancilles | |
| Gaza | 5 | Empress | |
| Puteus | 6 | Lentulus | Lentilioun |
| Senescalcus | 7 | Empress | |
| Tentamina | 8 | Malquidras | |
| Virgilius | 9 | Empress | |
| Avis | 10 | Cato | Catoun |
| Sapientes | 11 | Empress | |
| Vidua | 12 | Jesse | Not named in text - presumed 'Jesse' from analogues |
| Roma | 13 | Empress |
