L (Sept Sages de Rome)

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Version L of the Roman des Sept Sages de Rome, named for the early editor Le Roux de Lincy, is closely related to other Sept Sages versions, in particular Version A, and S (Scala Coeli).

Version L is unusual for a few reasons. It is worth noting that althought Version L exactly follows Version A for the first 11 stories (through Sapientes), the two traditions diverge sharply from there on. Version L includes thirteen, rather than fifteen, stories: the story told by the final sage, usually called Meron or Merons in the French, is absent, as is the prince's story, Vaticinium; this version does not include the stories Vidua, Roma, or Inclusa. In their place are two final stories - Noverca and Filia - which are found only in this version, and in Version S. Version L also includes the episode of the judicial duel, in which the Empress's champion is defeated by the champion fighting for the prince.

While this pattern (fewer and different tales, in a distinct order) links the manuscripts below, there are also redactions of the Sept Sages that follow Version A's pattern, but include Noverca, Filia, or both. The presence of these texts, which seem so clearly linked to Version L's distinctive pattern, in texts that otherwise resemble Version A therefore serves as both evidence of the proximity of these two versions, and an argument for their cross-pollination. See the manuscripts filed under French A/L Overlap for more on this.

Identification and general Information
Reference Number
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages	L (Sept Sages de Rome)
Version Number
Title	Roman des Sept Sages
Author

Tradition and Lineage
Branch of the tradition	West
Adapted from (version)	A (Seven Sages)
Adapted into (version)	Overlap of Versions A and L, French Version L, Catalan Version L
Source for composition and adaptation information	Runte (1974), Campbell (1907), Foehr-Janssens (1994)

Recorded secondary versions
L (Sept Sages de Rome) French Version L

Connected manuscripts

Manuscript Language Location Date of Production Bern Burgerbibliothek Cod. 354 Old French Bern, Burgerbibliothek 1250 - 1325 Bern Burgerbibliothek Cod. 41 Old French Bern, Burgerbibliothek 1251 - 1300 Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 1444 Old French Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France 1250 - 1300 Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 189 Old French Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France 1470 - 1480 Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 19166 Old French Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France 1200 - 1300 Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 22933 Old French Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France 1250 - 1300 Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 24431 Old French Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France 1278 - 1300 University of Pennsylvania Library Ms. Codex 931 Old French Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Library, Kislak Center for Special Collections 1325 - 1375

Language and Composition
Original language of version	Old French
Language of text	Old French
Regional or specific language of version
Translated into (languages)
Place of composition
Date of composition	1200 - 1250
Islamic date of composition
Hebrew date of composition
Source for date of composition	Foehr-Janssens (1994)

Modern Scholarship and Editions
Modern research literature	Berne-Aïache (1966), Berne-Aïache (1977), Brereton (1953), Coco (2016), Foehr-Janssens (1994), Gilleland (1981), Maulu (2016), Paris (1876), Roques (1983), Runte (1971), Runte, Society of the Seven Sages Portal (2014), Runte, Wikeley, Farrell (1984), Speer (1981), Speer (1989), Le Roux de Lincy (1838)
Modern Editions	Le Roux de Lincy, Roman des Sept Sages de Rome (1838)

Notes and Commentary
Note
Notes on motifs
Notes on the frame

Pattern of embedded stories in this version
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Connected prints
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