London British Library Cotton Galba E IX: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:30, 8 May 2025

Manuscript Identification
Reference Number	Eng6
Location	London, British Library
Siglum/Shelfmark	MS Cotton Galba E IX
Page/Folio range	25v-48v

Textual Content and Tradition
Standardised title of narrative	The Seven Sages of Rome
Incipit or textual title	The Proces of the seuyn sages
Version (siglum)	A (Seven Sages)
└ Language Group within Version	Middle English Version A
└ Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version	Y Group
└ Further scholarly subgroup (1)	Northern English
└ Further scholarly subgroup (2)	Text C
Translated/adapted from (Version/Text)
Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition	Whitelock (2005)

Languages
Language of text	English
Regional or specific Language of text	Middle English
Source for regional or specific Language of text	Whitelock (2005)

Digitisation and Editions
Digitisation
Modern Editions

Note
There are clear breaks in the text signalling the start of each section, i.e.: 'Here bigins [th]e Fyrst Proces' before the prologues begin, then 'Here bygins [th]e First Tale of [th]e Whyfe' before the stories begin.

Authorship and Production
Scribe
Author
Place of Manuscript Production	England
Date of Manuscript Production	1400/1425
Source of Date of Manuscript Production	British Library catalogue: https://hviewer.bl.uk/IamsHViewer/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x0000b4

Physical Description
Material	Parchment
Total pages/folios in Manuscript
Height	345
Width	230
Script style/form
Prose or verse
Illustrations	No

Contents and Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript	4r-25r: Ywaine and Gawain; 25v-48v: The Seven Sages of Rome, here called 'the Proces of the seuyn sages'; 48v-49r: Moral verses 49r-50r: Prophecies of Merlin: the reigns of the six kings after King John; 50v: Sir Penay; 51v: Two poems on the Cross; 52r-57v: Laurence Minot, eleven alliterative poems on political subjects; 57v-66v: The Gospel of Nicodemus 66v: Two poems, 'He that casteth off the old' and 'What shall happen as I ween' 67r-75r: The 'Book of Penance', from the Cursor Mundi 73v-75r: Pater noster 76r-113r: The Pricke of Conscience 113v: A verse on the properties of a horse 113v-114r: A poem on the Siege of Calais

Catalogues and Research Literature
Catalogue
Modern Research Literature	Brunner (1933), Campbell (1907), Whitelock (2005)

Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript

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 |Has Siglum=MS Cotton Galba E IX
 |Has Page Range=25v-48v
-|Has Standardised Title Of Narrative=The Seven Sages of Rome: English 'C' text ("the Proces of the seuyn sages")
+|Has Standardised Title Of Narrative=The Seven Sages of Rome
+|Has Incipit Or Textual Title=The Proces of the seuyn sages
 |Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages=A (Seven Sages)
 |Has Language Group Within Version=Middle English Version A
 |Has Narrative Or Scholarly Group Within Version=Y Group
 |Has Further Primary Scholarly Subgroup=Northern English
+|Has Further Secondary Scholarly Subgroup=Text C
 |Has Source For Information On Textual Relationship to Broader Tradition=Whitelock (2005)
 |Has Place Of Production=England
 |Has Date Of Production=1400-1425
+|Has Start Date Of Production=1400
+|Has End Date Of Production=1425
 |Has Source For Date Of Production=British Library catalogue: https://hviewer.bl.uk/IamsHViewer/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x0000b4
 |Has Material=parchment
-|Has Language Of Manuscript=English
+|Has Language=English
-|Has Language=Middle English
+|Has Regional Language=Middle English
-|Has Source For Language=Whitelock (2005)
+|Has Source For Regional Language=Whitelock (2005)
-|Has Collation=- 4r-25r: Ywaine and Gawain;
+|Has Collation=* 4r-25r: Ywaine and Gawain;
-- 25v-48v: The Seven Sages of Rome, here called 'the Proces of the seuyn sages';
+* 25v-48v: The Seven Sages of Rome, here called 'the Proces of the seuyn sages';
-- 48v-49r: Moral verses
+* 48v-49r: Moral verses
-- 49r-50r: Prophecies of Merlin: the reigns of the six kings after King John;
+* 49r-50r: Prophecies of Merlin: the reigns of the six kings after King John;
-- 50v: Sir Penay;
+* 50v: Sir Penay;
--  51v: Two poems on the Cross;
+* 51v: Two poems on the Cross;
--  52r-57v: Laurence Minot, eleven alliterative poems on political subjects;
+* 52r-57v: Laurence Minot, eleven alliterative poems on political subjects;
--  57v-66v: The Gospel of Nicodemus
+* 57v-66v: The Gospel of Nicodemus
--  66v: Two poems, 'He that casteth off the old' and 'What shall happen as I ween'
+* 66v: Two poems, 'He that casteth off the old' and 'What shall happen as I ween'
--  67r-75r: The 'Book of Penance', from the Cursor Mundi
+* 67r-75r: The 'Book of Penance', from the Cursor Mundi
--  73v-75r: Pater noster
+* 73v-75r: Pater noster
--  76r-113r: The Pricke of Conscience
+* 76r-113r: The Pricke of Conscience
--  113v: A verse on the properties of a horse
+* 113v: A verse on the properties of a horse
--  113v-114r: A poem on the Siege of Calais
+* 113v-114r: A poem on the Siege of Calais
 |Has Height=345
 |Has Width=230
 |Has Illustrations=No
 |Has Modern Research Literature=Brunner (1933); Campbell (1907); Whitelock (2005)
+|Has Note=There are clear breaks in the text signalling the start of each section, i.e.: 'Here bigins [th]e Fyrst Proces' before the prologues begin, then 'Here bygins [th]e First Tale of [th]e Whyfe' before the stories begin.
 }}
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 |Has Narrator=Prince
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-There are clear breaks in the text signalling the start of each section, i.e.: 'Here bigins [th]e Fyrst Proces' before the prologues begin, then 'Here bygins [th]e First Tale of [th]e Whyfe' before the stories begin.