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|Has Description=The Latin iteration of the Italian [[I (Versio Italico)|Version I]] pattern, usually referred to in scholarship as 'L', presumably derived from a lost | |Has Description=The fifteenth-century Latin iteration of the Italian [[I (Versio Italico)|Version I]] pattern, usually referred to in scholarship as 'L' (in reference to its language), presumably derived from a lost text of [[I (Versio Italico)|Version I,]] which in turn distantly derived from a [[French Version A: Roman des Sept Sages|French Version A]]. | ||
Versio Italica (L) is one of the three 'antique' branches of the Version I pattern, along with | The Versio Italica (L) is one of the three 'antique' branches of the Version I pattern, along with [[Il Libro dei Sette Savi de Roma (C)]] and [[Storia d'una Crudele Matrigna (M)]] (the 'ramo italico antico'). Like both of these Italian redactions, the Latin Versio Italica (L) has fourteen, rather than the expected fifteen stories. The storytelling contest begins with the sages' first story, [[Canis]], rather than a story told by the empress; her story [[Senescalcus]] is omitted entirely, and she tells six rather than seven stories. Some scholarship ([[Rajna (1880)|Rajna]]) suggests this omission may have been made out of prudishness (as Senescalcus is the most explicit of the tales usually found in the [[A (Seven Sages)|Version A]] pattern); whatever the reason, the change necessitated a reordering of the narrative components of the text (see story order, below). | ||
and the and | [[D'Agostino (2022)]] explores the complex relationship between this redaction and the Italian [[Il Libro dei Sette Savi de Roma (C)|C]] and [[Storia d'una Crudele Matrigna (M)|M]] redactions at length. Through close analysis of the textual variations across all manuscript witness of the three redactions, D'Agostino suggests that the Latin Versio Italica (or some specific manuscript witnesses of that version) may have been the source for the Storia d'una Crudele Matrigna (M), as many scholars have suggested ([[Paris (1876)|Paris (1876),]] [[Rajna (1880)]], etc.). However, D'Agostino does not concur with Gaston Paris' insistance that the Latin text was the source for [[Il Libro dei Sette Savi de Roma (C)]] as well, instead suggesting that C and L both derived from a shared (lost) source, with intervening textual variation, cross-contamination, and mediation (p. 271-75). | ||
|Has Branch Of Tradition=Seven Sages of Rome | |||
|Has Parent Version=I (Versio Italico) | |Has Parent Version=I (Versio Italico) | ||
|Has | |Has Language Of Version=Latin | ||
|Has Modern Research Literature=Fischer (1902); Campbell (1907); Murko (1890); Mussafia (1867); D'Agostino (2022); D'Ancona (1864); Bianchi (2014-2015) | |Has Place Of Text Composition=Italy | ||
|Has Modern Edition=Fischer, Beiträge zur Litteratur der Sieben weisen Meister (1902) | |Has Start Date Of Composition=1350 | ||
|Has End Date Of Composition=1425 | |||
|Has Modern Research Literature=Fischer (1902); Campbell (1907); Murko (1890); Mussafia (1867); D'Agostino (2022); D'Ancona (1864); Bianchi (2014-2015); Rajna (1880) | |||
|Has Modern Edition=Fischer, Beiträge zur Litteratur der Sieben weisen Meister (1902); Mussafia, Beiträge zur Litteratur der Sieben weisen Meister (1867); D'Agostino, Liber septem philosophorum (2024) | |||
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{{EmbeddedStory | {{EmbeddedStory | ||
|Has Short Title=Canis | |Has Short Title=Canis | ||
|Has Sequence Number=1 | |Has Sequence Number=1 | ||
|Has Narrator=First Master | |||
}} | }} | ||
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|Has Short Title=Medicus | |Has Short Title=Medicus | ||
|Has Sequence Number=3 | |Has Sequence Number=3 | ||
|Has Narrator=Second Master | |||
}} | }} | ||
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|Has Short Title=Tentamina | |Has Short Title=Tentamina | ||
|Has Sequence Number=5 | |Has Sequence Number=5 | ||
|Has Narrator=Third Master | |||
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|Has Short Title=Avis | |Has Short Title=Avis | ||
|Has Sequence Number=7 | |Has Sequence Number=7 | ||
|Has Narrator=Fourth Master | |||
}} | }} | ||
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|Has Short Title=Inclusa | |Has Short Title=Inclusa | ||
|Has Sequence Number=9 | |Has Sequence Number=9 | ||
|Has Narrator=Fifth Master | |||
}} | }} | ||
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|Has Short Title=Vidua | |Has Short Title=Vidua | ||
|Has Sequence Number=11 | |Has Sequence Number=11 | ||
|Has Narrator=Sixth Master | |||
}} | }} | ||
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|Has Short Title=Puteus | |Has Short Title=Puteus | ||
|Has Sequence Number=13 | |Has Sequence Number=13 | ||
|Has Narrator=Seventh Master | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{EmbeddedStory | {{EmbeddedStory | ||
Latest revision as of 13:41, 18 February 2026
The fifteenth-century Latin iteration of the Italian Version I pattern, usually referred to in scholarship as 'L' (in reference to its language), presumably derived from a lost text of Version I, which in turn distantly derived from a French Version A.
The Versio Italica (L) is one of the three 'antique' branches of the Version I pattern, along with Il Libro dei Sette Savi de Roma (C) and Storia d'una Crudele Matrigna (M) (the 'ramo italico antico'). Like both of these Italian redactions, the Latin Versio Italica (L) has fourteen, rather than the expected fifteen stories. The storytelling contest begins with the sages' first story, Canis, rather than a story told by the empress; her story Senescalcus is omitted entirely, and she tells six rather than seven stories. Some scholarship (Rajna) suggests this omission may have been made out of prudishness (as Senescalcus is the most explicit of the tales usually found in the Version A pattern); whatever the reason, the change necessitated a reordering of the narrative components of the text (see story order, below).
D'Agostino (2022) explores the complex relationship between this redaction and the Italian C and M redactions at length. Through close analysis of the textual variations across all manuscript witness of the three redactions, D'Agostino suggests that the Latin Versio Italica (or some specific manuscript witnesses of that version) may have been the source for the Storia d'una Crudele Matrigna (M), as many scholars have suggested (Paris (1876), Rajna (1880), etc.). However, D'Agostino does not concur with Gaston Paris' insistance that the Latin text was the source for Il Libro dei Sette Savi de Roma (C) as well, instead suggesting that C and L both derived from a shared (lost) source, with intervening textual variation, cross-contamination, and mediation (p. 271-75).
Tradition & Lineage
Recorded Secondary Versions
Connected Manuscripts
| Has Language | Has Location | Has Date Range Of Production | |
|---|---|---|---|
| London British Library Additional MS 15685 | Latin | London, British Library | 1375 - 1425 |
| Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod. Lat. 11726 | Latin | Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek | 1447 |
| Vienna Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 3332 | Latin | Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek | 1401 - 1500 |
Language & Composition
Modern Scholarship & Editions
Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version