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|Has Description=The Latin Version A text titled either ''Allegatio Septem Sapientum,'' or ''Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus'', follows the overall structure of the [[A (Seven Sages)|Version A]] tradition, but demonstates some specific alterations. The ''Allegatio'' is found in one fourteenth-century Latin manuscript, and was later translated into German. The embedded stories match closely with other Version A texts, with the exception of the sixth story, [[Mercator]], which has replaced [[Puteus]]. Additionally, usual order of Gaza and Senescalcus (usually 5 and 7, respectively) is here reversed.
|Has Description=The Latin Version A text titled either ''Allegatio Septem Sapientum,'' or ''Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus'', follows the overall structure of the [[A (Seven Sages)|Version A]] tradition, but demonstates some specific alterations. The ''Allegatio'' is found in one fourteenth-century Latin manuscript, and was later translated into German. The embedded stories match closely with other Version A texts, with the exception of the sixth story, [[Mercator]], which has replaced [[Puteus]]. Additionally, usual order of Gaza and Senescalcus (usually 5 and 7, respectively) is here reversed.
 
The inclusion of Mercator instead of Puteus is a pattern also replicated in some of the [[Italian Version A]] texts, in particular the [[Italian Prose A]] and the [[Storia favolosa di Stefano]]. The contemporary composition timeframes, and the fact that the ''Allegatio/Libellus'' text was composed in Northern Italy, we may perhaps hypothesize about the Mercator/Puteus change across all of these text as a signal of shared narrative inheritance.  


Steinmetz's [[Steinmetz, Der 'Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus' (1997)|1997 edition]] with the Latin text and the 15th century [[German Version A|German translation]] in parallel offers a useful introduction to the way this text follows and - occasionally - diverges from similar and contemporary versions of the ''Seven Sages.''
Steinmetz's [[Steinmetz, Der 'Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus' (1997)|1997 edition]] with the Latin text and the 15th century [[German Version A|German translation]] in parallel offers a useful introduction to the way this text follows and - occasionally - diverges from similar and contemporary versions of the ''Seven Sages.''
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The Latin Version A text titled either Allegatio Septem Sapientum, or Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus, follows the overall structure of the Version A tradition, but demonstates some specific alterations. The Allegatio is found in one fourteenth-century Latin manuscript, and was later translated into German. The embedded stories match closely with other Version A texts, with the exception of the sixth story, Mercator, which has replaced Puteus. Additionally, usual order of Gaza and Senescalcus (usually 5 and 7, respectively) is here reversed.

The inclusion of Mercator instead of Puteus is a pattern also replicated in some of the Italian Version A texts, in particular the Italian Prose A and the Storia favolosa di Stefano. The contemporary composition timeframes, and the fact that the Allegatio/Libellus text was composed in Northern Italy, we may perhaps hypothesize about the Mercator/Puteus change across all of these text as a signal of shared narrative inheritance.

Steinmetz's 1997 edition with the Latin text and the 15th century German translation in parallel offers a useful introduction to the way this text follows and - occasionally - diverges from similar and contemporary versions of the Seven Sages.

General Information


Parent Versions
Latin Version A


Title
Allegatio Septem Sapientum (or, Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus)
Branch of the tradition
Seven Sages of Rome

Language & Composition

Language of version
Latin
Translated into (languages)
German (High and Low German)
Place of composition
Northern Italy
Date of Composition
1301 - 1400
Source for date of composition
Steinmetz (1997)

Literature & Editions

Modern research literature
Steinmetz (1997), Gerdes (1989)
Modern Editions
Steinmetz, Der 'Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus' (1997)

Recorded Branch of This Secondary Version


Adaptations

Adapted from (version)
Latin Version A
Adapted into (version)
German Version A
Source for composition and adaptation information
Steinmetz (1997), Gerdes (1989), Gerdes (1992)



Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version

Connected Manuscripts








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