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Manuscript Identification

Reference Number

Latin215

Location

London, British Library

Siglum / Shelfmark

Additional MS 15685

Page / Folio range

83-97

Textual Content & Tradition

Incipit or textual title

Incipit liber septem philosophorum cuiusdam Imperatoris Romani, Eiusque scientifici et sapientissimi filij. Eiusdemque Imperatoris nequissime secunde uxoris

Version (siglum)

I (Versio Italica)

Narrative / Scholarly Group within Version

Versio Italica historiae septem sapientum (L)

Languages

Language of text

Latin

Note

As of July 2025, the British Library is still affected by a hack and the MS is unavailable as it has not been digitalised. Ward (1893) has a good overview, including folio numbers for each of the stories.

Entered by Ava Byrne

Authorship & Production

Place of Production

Italy

Date of Production

1375 - 1425

Source of Date of Production

D'Agostino (2022)

Physical Description

Material

Parchment (vellum)

Prose or verse

Prose

Illustrations

Yes

Contents & Additional Texts

Other texts in the Manuscript

The Moralised Book of Chess by Jacobus de Cessolis in Latin, f. 1

Libellus moralis Senece, etc. f. 47b

Book on the Cardinal Virtues in Italian, f. 51

Catalogues & Research Literature

Catalogue

Modern Research Literature

Ward (1893), Campbell (1907)

Embedded Stories in This Manuscript

Has Short Title	Has Sequence Number	Has Narrator
Canis – The Faithful Dog	1	First Master
Arbor – The Tree	2	Empress
Medicus – The Doctor	3	Second Master
Aper – The Boar and the Fruit	4	Empress
Tentamina – The Test	5	Third Master
Sapientes – The Wise Men	6	Empress
Avis – The Bird	7	Fourth Master
Gaza – The Treasure	8	Empress
Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife	9	Fifth Master
Roma – Rome Besieged	10	Empress
Vidua – The Widow	11	Sixth Master
Virgilius – Virgil's Marvels	12	Empress
Puteus – The Well	13	Seventh Master

Research Material

Has Research Material Title	Has Research Material Link	Has Research Material Description

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+|Has Reference Number=Latin215
 |Has Location=London, British Library
 |Has Siglum=Additional MS 15685
+|Has Page Range=83-97
+|Has Incipit Or Textual Title=Incipit liber septem philosophorum cuiusdam Imperatoris Romani, Eiusque scientifici et sapientissimi filij. Eiusdemque Imperatoris nequissime secunde uxoris
 |Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages=I (Versio Italica)
-|Has Language Group Within Version=Versio Italica (Latin)
+|Has Narrative Or Scholarly Group Within Version=Versio Italica historiae septem sapientum (L)
-|Has Illustrations=No
+|Has Place Of Production=Italy
-|Has Note=As of July 2025, the British Library is still affected by a hack and the MS is unavailable as it has not been digitalised
+|Has Start Date Of Production=1375
+|Has End Date Of Production=1425
+|Has Source For Date Of Production=D'Agostino (2022)
+|Has Material=Parchment (vellum)
+|Has Language=Latin
+|Has Literary Form=Prose
+|Has Collation=The Moralised Book of Chess by Jacobus de Cessolis in Latin, f. 1
+Libellus moralis Senece, etc. f. 47b
+Book on the Cardinal Virtues in Italian, f. 51
+|Has Illustrations=Yes
+|Has Modern Research Literature=Ward (1893); Campbell (1907)
+|Has Note=As of July 2025, the British Library is still affected by a hack and the MS is unavailable as it has not been digitalised. [[Ward (1893)]] has a good overview, including folio numbers for each of the stories.
 Entered by Ava Byrne
+}}
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+|Has Short Title=Canis
+|Has Sequence Number=1
+|Has Narrator=First Master
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Arbor
+|Has Sequence Number=2
+|Has Narrator=Empress
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Medicus
+|Has Sequence Number=3
+|Has Narrator=Second Master
+}}
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+|Has Short Title=Aper
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+|Has Narrator=Empress
+}}
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+|Has Short Title=Tentamina
+|Has Sequence Number=5
+|Has Narrator=Third Master
+}}
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+|Has Short Title=Sapientes
+|Has Sequence Number=6
+|Has Narrator=Empress
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Avis
+|Has Sequence Number=7
+|Has Narrator=Fourth Master
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Gaza
+|Has Sequence Number=8
+|Has Narrator=Empress
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Inclusa
+|Has Sequence Number=9
+|Has Narrator=Fifth Master
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Roma
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+|Has Narrator=Empress
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Vidua
+|Has Sequence Number=11
+|Has Narrator=Sixth Master
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Virgilius
+|Has Sequence Number=12
+|Has Narrator=Empress
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Puteus
+|Has Sequence Number=13
+|Has Narrator=Seventh Master
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Vaticinium
+|Has Sequence Number=14
+|Has Narrator=Prince
 }}