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The numerous prose and verse redactions of the Historia Septem Sapientum in German throughout the fifteenth century demonstrates a particular peak in the popularity of the Seven Sages storymatter. The German prose Historia, titled the Sieben Weise Meister, was especially successful, with twenty-seven surviving manuscript witnesses. Two distinct verse versions - one anonymous, one by Hans von Bühel - also survive. Many of these versions, which were translated from Latin originals, were embedded within the Gesta Romanorum, though the popularity of the Sieben Weise Meister outlived that of the Gesta (Gerdes 1992). Eventually, the material was also adapted into a theatrical performance, scripted by Sebastian Wild.

Udo Gerdes broke down the Prosafassung / Prose Version of the Sieben Weise into seven separate redactions, lettered A-G, each representing distinct textual versions of the narrative (1992). Of these, Redaction G is the most elaborate and detailed, and is also the only redaction to survive into the sixteenth century as a Volksbuch. Redaction B is closely associated with the German Gesta Romanorum, and contains an additional corpus of moralisations in keeping with the Latin Gesta's original form (Gerdes 1992).

The Sieben Weise Meister narrative was particularly popular in south-west Germany, though it was also disseminated further north, and eventually in print in the Netherlands, before being eventually translated into Swedish, Yiddish, Polish, and Czech.

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Parent Versions	H (Historia Septem Sapientum)
Child Versions	German Prints (H), Prosafassung / Prose Version, Versfassung / Verse Version
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Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages
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H (Historia Septem Sapientum) Czech Version H: Kronika sedmi mudrců Danish Version H Dutch Version H English Version H English Prints (H) French Version H German Version H German Prints (H) Prosafassung / Prose Version Redaction A Redaction B Redaction C Redaction D Redaction E Redaction F Redaction G Versfassung / Verse Version Anonymous Verse Version Bühnenfassung / Stage adaptation: Sebastian Wild, Tragedj Hans von Bühel, Dyocletianus Leben Hungarian Version H Icelandic Version H Icelandic Prose: Sjö meistara saga Group A: Sjö meistara saga Group B: Alexander og Lúðvík Icelandic Verse: Sjö meistara saga Group C: Rímur Group D: Vinaspegill Latin Version H Excerpts in Gesta Romanorum Continental Group w Continental Group x Insular Group u Group I Group II Group III Group IV Lost Latin Version H Manuscripts Polish Version H Scots Version H: Rolland, Seuin Seages Spanish Version H: Los Siete Sabios de Roma Spanish Prints (H) Swedish Version H: Sju vise mästare Old Swedish Redaction C Swedish Prints (H)

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Adapted into (version)	Old Swedish Version H, Yiddish Version H, Polish Version H, Czech Version H
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+|Has Description=The numerous prose and verse redactions of the ''Historia Septem Sapientum'' in German throughout the fifteenth century demonstrates a particular peak in the popularity of the ''Seven Sages'' storymatter. The [[Prosafassung / Prose Version|German prose ''Historia'']], titled the ''Sieben Weise Meister,'' was especially successful, with twenty-seven surviving manuscript witnesses. Two distinct verse versions - one [[Anonymous Verse Version|anonymous]], one by [[Hans von Bühel, Dyocletianus Leben|Hans von Bühel]] - also survive. Many of these versions, which were translated from Latin originals, were embedded within the ''Gesta Romanorum,'' though the popularity of the ''Sieben Weise Meister'' outlived that of the ''Gesta'' (Gerdes 1992). Eventually, the material was also adapted into a theatrical performance, scripted by Sebastian Wild.
+Udo Gerdes broke down the Prosafassung / Prose Version of the ''Sieben Weise'' into seven separate redactions, lettered A-G, each representing distinct textual versions of the narrative (1992). Of these, Redaction G is the most elaborate and detailed, and is also the only redaction to survive into the sixteenth century as a ''Volksbuch''. Redaction B is closely associated with the German ''Gesta Romanorum,'' and contains an additional corpus of moralisations in keeping with the Latin ''Gesta'''s original form (Gerdes 1992).
+The ''Sieben Weise Meister'' narrative was particularly popular in south-west Germany, though it was also disseminated further north, and eventually in print in the Netherlands, before being eventually translated into Swedish, Yiddish, Polish, and Czech.
+|Is Adapted Into=Old Swedish Version H; Yiddish Version H; Polish Version H; Czech Version H
+}}