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|Has Location=Cambridge University Library | |Has Location=Cambridge University Library | ||
|Has Siglum=Cambridge University Library MS Ff. 2, 38 | |Has Siglum=Cambridge University Library MS Ff. 2, 38 | ||
|Has | |Has Page Range=134r-156v | ||
|Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages=A ( | |Has Standardised Title Of Narrative=The Seven Sages of Rome | ||
|Has | |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 F | |||
|Has Source For Information On Textual Relationship to Broader Tradition=Whitelock (2005) | |||
|Has Place Of Production=England | |Has Place Of Production=England | ||
|Has Date Of Production=1400-1500 | |Has Date Of Production=1400-1500 | ||
|Has Source For Date Of Production= | |Has Start Date Of Production=1400 | ||
|Has End Date Of Production=1500 | |||
|Has Source For Date Of Production=Brunner (1933); Whitelock (2005); British Library website | |||
|Has Material=Paper | |Has Material=Paper | ||
|Has Language | |Has Language=English | ||
|Has Language=Middle English | |Has Regional Language=Middle English | ||
| | |Has Literary Form=Verse | ||
|Has Collation= | |Has Collation=The Seven Sages follows a copy of Bevis of Hampton. Also contained in the MS are other English prose and verse, some religious and didactic (e.g. [Th]e lyfe of Seynt Kateryn, How the goode man taught hys sone) others secular (fabliaux, romances, etc.: The Erle of Tolous, Syr Egyllamoure of Artas, Syr Tryamowre, Octavian, Guy of Warwick, Le Bone Florence of Rome, Robert of Sicily, Sir Degare). | ||
|Has Illustrations=No | |Has Illustrations=No | ||
|Has Modern Research Literature=McSparran, | |Has Modern Edition=Brunner, The Seven Sages of Rome (Southern Version) (1933) | ||
|Has Modern Research Literature=Brunner (1933); McSparran (1979) | |||
|Has Note=Unlike the other texts that contain the Southern English version of The Seven Sages, this MS has a different story order (Puteus instead of Canis as the second story, Tentamina instead of Medicus as the fourth, Vidua instead of Puteus as the fifth, Canis and Medicus as the 8th and 12th stories). Additionally, Senescalcus and Virgilius are wholly absent. In their place are stories that Brunner titled 'Parricida' (story 7) and 'Armiger' (story 9). | |||
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| Manuscript Identification | |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | Eng5 |
| Location | Cambridge University Library |
| Siglum/Shelfmark | Cambridge University Library MS Ff. 2, 38 |
| Page/Folio range | 134r-156v |
| 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 F |
| 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 | |
| Digitisation and Editions | |
|---|---|
| Digitisation | |
| Modern Editions | Brunner, The Seven Sages of Rome (Southern Version) (1933) |
| Note |
|---|
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Unlike the other texts that contain the Southern English version of The Seven Sages, this MS has a different story order (Puteus instead of Canis as the second story, Tentamina instead of Medicus as the fourth, Vidua instead of Puteus as the fifth, Canis and Medicus as the 8th and 12th stories). Additionally, Senescalcus and Virgilius are wholly absent. In their place are stories that Brunner titled 'Parricida' (story 7) and 'Armiger' (story 9). |
| Authorship and Production | |
|---|---|
| Scribe | |
| Author | |
| Place of Manuscript Production | England |
| Date of Manuscript Production | 1400/1500 |
| Source of Date of Manuscript Production | Brunner (1933), Whitelock (2005), British Library website |
| Physical Description | |
|---|---|
| Material | Paper |
| Total pages/folios in Manuscript | |
| Height | |
| Width | |
| Script style/form | |
| Prose or verse | Verse |
| Illustrations | No |
| Contents and Additional Texts | |
|---|---|
| Other texts in the Manuscript | The Seven Sages follows a copy of Bevis of Hampton. Also contained in the MS are other English prose and verse, some religious and didactic (e.g. [Th]e lyfe of Seynt Kateryn, How the goode man taught hys sone) others secular (fabliaux, romances, etc.: The Erle of Tolous, Syr Egyllamoure of Artas, Syr Tryamowre, Octavian, Guy of Warwick, Le Bone Florence of Rome, Robert of Sicily, Sir Degare). |
| Catalogues and Research Literature | |
|---|---|
| Catalogue | |
| Modern Research Literature | Brunner (1933), McSparran (1979) |
| Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript | |
|---|---|
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