Kronika sedm mudrczuov Rozprav ky velmi uťessenee v sobie zavijeraji jií v nichžto lest a chytrost ženská: zjevňe se vypravuje Počinase tak to. Plzeň: Mikuláš Bakalář, ca. 1501–1508: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:28, 7 September 2025

General Information
Reference Number	CzechPrints1
Location
Siglum/Shelfmark
Page/Folio range
Total number of pages	120
Format	4

Textual Relationships
Translated/adapted from (Version/text)
Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition	Kolár (1985)
Version number

Digital Resources & Modern References
Digitisation	https://stt.opac.nm.cz/media-viewer?rootDirectory=23500#!?directory=139422&file=260675
Modern Edition
Modern research literature	Kolár (1985), Schlusemann (2023), Máchal (1898), Jakubec (1929)
Catalogue

Copies

Language Information
Language of text	Czech
Regional or specific language of text
Source for regional or specific language of text
Prose or verse

Note
Kronika sedm mudrczuov Rozprav ky velmi uťessenee v sobie zavijeraji jií v nichžto lest a chytrost ženská: zjevňe se vypravuje Počinase tak to. [Plzeň: Mikuláš Bakalář, ca. 1501–1508] (KNI04462, copies: Praha, Knihovna Národního muzea, 25 E 21; Moskva, RGB, H-6; digital images kindly sent by Dmitry Rumyantsev from the Book Museum in Moscow, 16 February 2022) (entered by JB) Whilst no translator is named, Kolár (1985, p. 16) posits that it was done specifically for Bakalář and argues that it is of an excellent quality, with very few edits made between versions. The speech of the emperor is markedly different from others in the text, perhaps reflecting some knowledge of courtly manners, and Murko (1890, p. 23) argues that the detailed discussion of veins in Tentamina would suggest some medical training or at least a good education. The dating is close to the Gesta and has recently been adjusted based off Bakalář’s equipment; however, it remains unclear if he was the printer of the whole text or perhaps just a section (Voit, 2012, pp. 90-1). Several adjustments to the text have been made to reflect cultural conditions at the time; an example of this is the specific mention of a knight owning a multi-story house (Murko, 1890, p. 23). (Text by Ava Byrne)

Titles & Classification
Standardised title of narrative	Kronika sedmi mudrců
Incipit or textual title	Kronika sedm mudrczuov Rozprav ky velmi uťessenee v sobie zavijeraji jií v nichžto lest a chytrost ženská: zjevňe se vypravuje Počinase tak to
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages	H (Historia Septem Sapientum)
└ Language Group within Version	Czech Version H
└ Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version	Czech Prints
└ Further scholarly subgroup (1)
└ Further scholarly subgroup (2)

Printing Details
Name of printer	Mikuláš Bakalář
Printed for
Name of author
Place of printing	Plzeň, Czechia
Date of Printing	1501 - 1508
Islamic date of printing
Hebrew date of printing
Source of date printing

Physical Characteristics
Material
Height
Width
Illustrations	No

Embedded Stories

Short Story	Sequence Number	Narrator	Name Variations
	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	6
	7
	8
	9
	10
	11
	12
	13
	14
	15

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 |Has Reference Number=CzechPrints1
 |Has Display Title=Kronika sedm mudrczuov Rozprav ky velmi uťessenee v sobie zavijeraji jií v nichžto lest a chytrost ženská: zjevňe se vypravuje Počinase tak to. [Plzeň: Mikuláš Bakalář, ca. 1501–1508]
+|Has Total Number Of Pages=120
+|Has Format=4
 |Has Standardised Title Of Narrative=Kronika sedmi mudrců
 |Has Incipit Or Textual Title=Kronika sedm mudrczuov Rozprav ky velmi uťessenee v sobie zavijeraji jií v nichžto lest a chytrost ženská: zjevňe se vypravuje Počinase tak to
@@ Line 14: / Line 16: @@
 |Has Language=Czech
 |Has Illustrations=No
+|Has Digitisation=https://stt.opac.nm.cz/media-viewer?rootDirectory=23500#!?directory=139422&file=260675
 |Has Modern Research Literature=Kolár (1985); Schlusemann (2023); Máchal (1898); Jakubec (1929)
-|Has Note=Kronika sedm mudrczuov Rozprav ky velmi uťessenee v sobie zavijeraji jií v nichžto lest a chytrost ženská:
+|Has Internal Notes=<div>
+<span lang="EN-GB">The first print of ''The Seven Sages'' alone is by Mikuláš Bakalář, a well-researched printer in his own right, and is in octavo with 120 leaves total. Bakalář is the oldest well-recorded Czech/Slovak printer,<sup>58</sup> with speculation based on linguistic analysis suggesting that he may have had Slovak origins.<sup>59</sup> His original surname was Štetina and he studied in Krakow, where he likely learned the printing trade based on evidence of workshops with other students.<sup>60</sup> The custom at the time was to take the degree level as a new surname, which he did shortly after graduation. As one of the most active printers of his time, we only have one year where none of his work is preserved,<sup>61</sup> and around half of his production was Czech-language medieval literature.<sup>62</sup> His style was unique in many ways, allowing the attribution of this print to him: he worked closely with colleagues in Nuremburg, the first of his time to do this,<sup>63</sup> and was not linked to the church, instead relying on texts that sold well.<sup>64</sup> He also preferred to print in Czech whilst many of hi</span>
+</div>
+|Has Note=Kronika sedm mudrczuov Rozprav ky velmi uťessenee v sobie zavijeraji jií v nichžto lest a chytrost ženská: zjevňe se vypravuje Počinase tak to. [Plzeň: Mikuláš Bakalář, ca. 1501–1508] (KNI04462, copies: Praha, Knihovna Národního muzea, 25 E 21; Moskva, RGB, H-6; digital images kindly sent by Dmitry Rumyantsev from the Book Museum in Moscow, 16 February 2022) (entered by JB)
-zjevňe se vypravuje Počinase tak to. [Plzeň: Mikuláš Bakalář, ca. 1501–1508] (KNI04462, copies:
+Whilst no translator is named, [[Kolár (1985)|Kolár (1985, p. 16)]] posits that it was done specifically for Bakalář and argues that it is of an excellent quality, with very few edits made between versions. The speech of the emperor is markedly different from others in the text, perhaps reflecting some knowledge of courtly manners, and [[Murko (1890)|Murko (1890, p. 23)]] argues that the detailed discussion of veins in Tentamina would suggest some medical training or at least a good education. The dating is close to the Gesta and has recently been adjusted based off Bakalář’s equipment; however, it remains unclear if he was the printer of the whole text or perhaps just a section [[Voit (2012)|(Voit,  2012, pp. 90-1)]]. Several adjustments to the text have been made to reflect cultural conditions at the time; an example of this is the specific mention of a knight owning a multi-story house [[Murko (1890)|(Murko, 1890, p. 23)]]. (Text by Ava Byrne)
-Praha, Knihovna Národního muzea, 25 E 21; Moskva, RGB, H-6; digital images kindly sent by
-Dmitry Rumyantsev from the Book Museum in Moscow, 16 February 2022) (entered by JB)
 |Has Literary Form=Prose
 }}