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|Has Description=The Italian text titled ''Il Libro dei Sette Savj,'' edited by [[D'Ancona (1864)|Alessandro d'Ancona (1864]]), adheres closely to the standard Version A story pattern. Unlike the two other Italian Version A redactions (the [[Italian Prose A]] and [[Storia favolosa di Stefano]]) this version maintains all fifteen expected stories, in the order in which the appear in most [[French Version A: Roman des Sept Sages|French Version A]] manuscripts - unsurprising, given that the presumed source material for this text is a French A text. | |||
The dating of this version is currently unclear. In the description given in [[Runte, Wikeley, Farrell (1984)]], the authors suggest that d'Ancona 'ascribes the text he edited... to the end of the 13th century' (p. 128). As far as I can discover, d'Ancona situates the text in the 'buon secolo della lingua', the golden age of Italian vernacular literature between c. 1220-1350 (vii), but does not offer a specific date. Some online catalogues (e.g., Arlima) suggest a fifteenth century date for this text, which corresponds with the date for [[Florence Biblioteca nazionale centrale, Palatino 680]] - the supplemental text d'Ancona used as an appendix; however, the catalogue for [[Florence Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Gaddiano 166|Florence Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana]] is not currently available, and thus further confirmation would be welcome. | |||
|Has Parent Version=Italian Version A | |Has Parent Version=Italian Version A | ||
|Has Branch Of Tradition=West | |Has Branch Of Tradition=West | ||
|Is Adapted From=French Version A: Roman des Sept Sages | |||
|Has Source For Composition And Adaption Information=Wikeley (1983) | |||
|Has Original Language Of Version=Italian | |Has Original Language Of Version=Italian | ||
|Has Start Date Of Composition=1250 | |||
|Has End Date Of Composition=1500 | |||
|Has Text Language=Italian | |Has Text Language=Italian | ||
|Has Modern Research Literature=D'Ancona (1864) | |Has Modern Research Literature=D'Ancona (1864) | ||
Revision as of 19:36, 11 November 2025
The Italian text titled Il Libro dei Sette Savj, edited by Alessandro d'Ancona (1864), adheres closely to the standard Version A story pattern. Unlike the two other Italian Version A redactions (the Italian Prose A and Storia favolosa di Stefano) this version maintains all fifteen expected stories, in the order in which the appear in most French Version A manuscripts - unsurprising, given that the presumed source material for this text is a French A text.
The dating of this version is currently unclear. In the description given in Runte, Wikeley, Farrell (1984), the authors suggest that d'Ancona 'ascribes the text he edited... to the end of the 13th century' (p. 128). As far as I can discover, d'Ancona situates the text in the 'buon secolo della lingua', the golden age of Italian vernacular literature between c. 1220-1350 (vii), but does not offer a specific date. Some online catalogues (e.g., Arlima) suggest a fifteenth century date for this text, which corresponds with the date for Florence Biblioteca nazionale centrale, Palatino 680 - the supplemental text d'Ancona used as an appendix; however, the catalogue for Florence Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana is not currently available, and thus further confirmation would be welcome.
Tradition & Lineage
Branch of the tradition
Adapted from (version)
Source for composition and adaptation information
Recorded Secondary Versions
- A (Seven Sages)
- Dutch Version A
- French Version A: Roman des Sept Sages
- Gaelic Version A
- German Version A: Allegatio/Libellus
- Italian Version A
- Latin Version A
- Middle English Version A
- Old Swedish Version A: Sju vise mästare
- Older Scots Version A: Buke of the Sevyne Sagis
- Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein
Connected Manuscripts
| Has Language | Has Location | Has Date Range Of Production | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Gaddiano 166 | Italian | Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana | 1274 - 1500 |
Language & Composition
Date of Composition
1250 - 1500
Modern Scholarship & Editions
Modern research literature
Modern Editions
Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version
| Has Short Title | Has Sequence Number | Has Narrator | Has Name Variation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor – The Tree | 1 | Empress | |
| Canis – The Faithful Dog | 2 | Bancillas | Baucilasse |
| Aper – The Boar and the Fruit | 3 | Empress | |
| Medicus – The Doctor | 4 | Anxilles | Ausiles |
| Gaza – The Treasure | 5 | Empress | |
| Mercator | 6 | Lentulus | Litalus |
| Senescalcus – The Seneschal | 7 | Empress | |
| Tentamina – The Test | 8 | Innachindas | |
| Virgilius – Virgil's Marvels | 9 | Empress | |
| Avis – The Bird | 10 | Cato | |
| Sapientes – The Wise Men | 11 | Empress | |
| Vidua – The Widow | 12 | Jesse | Giesse |
| Roma – Rome Besieged | 13 | Empress | |
| Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife | 14 | Marco |