London British Library MS. Egerton 2258

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Manuscript Identification
Reference Number	Latin157
Location	London, British Library
Siglum/Shelfmark	MS. Egerton 2258
Page/Folio range	70r-81r

Textual Content and Tradition
Standardised title of narrative	Historia Septem Sapientum
Incipit or textual title
Version (siglum)	H (Historia Septem Sapientum)
└ Language Group within Version	Latin Version H
└ Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version	Excerpts in Gesta Romanorum
└ Further scholarly subgroup (1)	Continental Group w
└ Further scholarly subgroup (2)	Text Lo
Translated/adapted from (Version/Text)
Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition	Roth (2004)

Languages
Language of text	Latin
Regional or specific Language of text
Source for regional or specific Language of text

Digitisation and Editions
Digitisation
Modern Editions	Roth, Historia Septem Sapientum (2004)

Note
the folio range regards the excerpts of the Historia according to Roth; the Gesta Romanorum folio range is 16v-97r

Authorship and Production
Scribe
Author
Place of Manuscript Production
Date of Manuscript Production	1450 - 1500
Source of Date of Manuscript Production	Roth (2004)

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

Contents and Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript

Catalogues and Research Literature
Catalogue
Modern Research Literature	Roth (2004)

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