London British Library Arundel 140: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:30, 8 May 2025

Manuscript Identification
Reference Number	Eng2
Location	London, British Library
Siglum/Shelfmark	British Library Arundel 140
Page/Folio range	152r-165v

Textual Content and Tradition
Standardised title of narrative	The Seven Sages of Rome
Incipit or textual title
Version (siglum)	A (Seven Sages)
└ Language Group within Version	Middle English Version A
└ Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version	Y Group
└ Further scholarly subgroup (1)	Southern English
└ Further scholarly subgroup (2)	Text Ar
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	https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Arundel_MS_140
Modern Editions

Note
Opening narration and stories 1-3 are missing from this MS

Authorship and Production
Scribe
Author
Place of Manuscript Production	England
Date of Manuscript Production	1400/1425
Source of Date of Manuscript Production	British Library website: https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Arundel_MS_140. Also, Karl Brunner, The Seven Sages of Rome (Southern Version), EETS O.S. 191, OUP, 1933

Physical Description
Material	Paper
Total pages/folios in Manuscript
Height	290
Width	215
Script style/form
Prose or verse	Verse
Illustrations	No

Contents and Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript	Fragmentary; only part of the narrative is present (missing the first 950 lines, so includes Medicus - Vaticinium). Contained in the first part of the MS (ff. 1-165) which contains a collection of legendary and devotional works in Middle English, including the Legend of Ipotis, The Prick of Conscience, Speculum Gy de Warwyke, and Mandeville's Travels; followed by Chaucer's Tale of Melibee.

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 Reference Number=Eng2
 |Has Location=London, British Library
-|Has Siglum=Arundel 140, ff. 152r-165v
+|Has Siglum=British Library Arundel 140
-|Has Content=The Seven Sages of Rome: English 'Ar' text
+|Has Page Range=152r-165v
-|Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages=A (Southern English, Y Group)
+|Has Standardised Title Of Narrative=The Seven Sages of Rome
-|Has Version Number=VEng1
+|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=Southern English
+|Has Further Secondary Scholarly Subgroup=Text Ar
+|Has Source For Information On Textual Relationship to Broader Tradition=Whitelock (2005)
 |Has Place Of Production=England
 |Has Date Of Production=1400-1425
-|Has Source For Date Of Production=British Library website: https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Arundel_MS_140. Also, Karl Brunner, The Seven Sages of Rome (Southern Version), EETS, OUP, 1933
+|Has Start Date Of Production=1400
+|Has End Date Of Production=1425
+|Has Source For Date Of Production=British Library website: https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Arundel_MS_140. Also, Karl Brunner, The Seven Sages of Rome (Southern Version), EETS O.S. 191, OUP, 1933
 |Has Material=Paper
-|Has Language Of Manuscript=English
+|Has Language=English
-|Has Language=Middle English
+|Has Regional Language=Middle English
-|Is Prose Or Verse=Verse
+|Has Source For Regional Language=Whitelock (2005)
+|Has Literary Form=Verse
 |Has Collation=Fragmentary; only part of the narrative is present (missing the first 950 lines, so includes Medicus - Vaticinium). Contained in the first part of the MS (ff. 1-165) which contains a collection of legendary and devotional works in Middle English, including the Legend of Ipotis, The Prick of Conscience, Speculum Gy de Warwyke, and Mandeville's Travels; followed by Chaucer's Tale of Melibee.
 |Has Height=290
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 |Has Illustrations=No
 |Has Digitisation=https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Arundel_MS_140
-|Has Modern Research Literature=Karl Brunner, The Seven Sages of Rome (Southern Version), EETS, OUP, 1933
+|Has Modern Research Literature=Brunner (1933); Campbell (1907); Whitelock (2005)
+|Has Note=Opening narration and stories 1-3 are missing from this MS
 }}
 {{EmbeddedStory
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 |Has Short Title=Gaza
 |Has Sequence Number=5
-|Has Narrator=Empress figure
+|Has Narrator=Empress
 }}
 {{EmbeddedStory
 |Has Short Title=Puteus
 |Has Sequence Number=6
-|Has Narrator=Lentilioun
+|Has Narrator=Lentulus
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 {{EmbeddedStory
 |Has Short Title=Senescalcus
 |Has Sequence Number=7
-|Has Narrator=Empress figure
+|Has Narrator=Empress
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 {{EmbeddedStory
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 |Has Short Title=Virgilius
 |Has Sequence Number=9
-|Has Narrator=Empress figure
+|Has Narrator=Empress
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 {{EmbeddedStory
 |Has Short Title=Avis
 |Has Sequence Number=10
-|Has Narrator=Catoun
+|Has Narrator=Cato
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 {{EmbeddedStory
 |Has Short Title=Sapientes
 |Has Sequence Number=11
-|Has Narrator=Empress figure
+|Has Narrator=Empress
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 {{EmbeddedStory
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 |Has Sequence Number=12
+|Has Narrator=Jesse
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 {{EmbeddedStory
 |Has Short Title=Roma
 |Has Sequence Number=13
-|Has Narrator=Empress figure
+|Has Narrator=Empress
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 {{EmbeddedStory
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 |Has Narrator=Prince
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-Opening narration and stories 1-3 are missing from this MS