Group A: Sjö meistara saga

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Group A (designation Seelow 1989: 201) consists of those mansucripts that include a translation of the whole De syv vise Mestre (Danish Version H) from the Danske folkebøger or fragments of such a translation. The oldest extant manuscript dates back to the early 17^th century (see Reykjavík The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies AM 600 d 4to).

General Information
Language within Version	Icelandic
Narrative / Scholarly Group	Icelandic Prose: Sjö meistara saga
Parent Versions	Icelandic Prose: Sjö meistara saga
Child Versions
Author
Title
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages
Version Number
Branch of the tradition	West

Language & Composition
Original language of version
Translated into (languages)
Place of composition
Date of composition
Source for date of composition

Literature & Editions
Modern research literature	Seelow (1989)
Modern Editions

Recorded branch of this secondary version

H (Historia Septem Sapientum) Czech Version H: Kronika sedmi mudrců Danish Version H Dutch Version H Dutch Prints (H) Dutch Prose Version H English Version H English Prints (H) French Version H German Version H Aventewr von Diocleciano German Prints (H) Hystorij von Diocleciano Prosafassung / Prose Version Redaction A Redaction B Redaction C Redaction D Redaction E Redaction F Redaction G Versfassung / Verse Version Anonymous Verse Version Bühnenfassung / Stage adaptation: Sebastian Wild, Tragedj Hans von Bühel, Dyocletianus Leben Hungarian Version H Icelandic Version H Icelandic Prose: Sjö meistara saga Group A: Sjö meistara saga Group B: Alexander og Lúðvík Icelandic Verse: Sjö meistara saga Group C: Rímur Group D: Vinaspegill Latin Version H Excerpts in Gesta Romanorum Continental Group w Continental Group x Insular Group u Group I Group II Group III Group IV Lost Latin Version H Manuscripts Polish Version H Scots Version H: Rolland, Seuin Seages Scots Prints (H) Spanish Version H: Los Siete Sabios de Roma Spanish Prints (H) Swedish Version H: Sju vise mästare Old Swedish Redaction C Swedish Prints (H)

Connected prints
No connected prints

Adaptations
Adapted from (version)	Danish Version H
Adapted into (version)
Source for composition and adaptation information	Seelow (1989)

Languages in Use
Language of text	Icelandic
Regional or specific language of version

Notes
Note
Notes on motifs
Notes on the frame

Pattern of embedded stories in this version
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Connected manuscripts

Manuscript Language Location Date of Production London British Library BL Add 11,158 Icelandic London, British Library 1700 - 1800 London British Library BL Add 4884 Icelandic London, British Library 1700 - 1800 Lund Universitetsbibliotek LUB 4to 4 Icelandic Lund, Universitetsbibliotek 1725 - 1772 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, JS 251 4to Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1700 - 1800 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 1137 8vo Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1800 - 1900 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 1352 8vo Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn around 1860 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 1541 4to Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn around 1750 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 221 fol Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1819 - 1832 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 468 4to Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1853 - 1857 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 677 4to Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1817 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 896 4to Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1756 - 1777 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, Lbs 988 8vo Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1830 - 1840 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, ÍB 144 4to Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1750 - 1800 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, ÍB 230 4to Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1700 - 1800 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, ÍB 461 4to Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1775 - 1825 Reykjavík Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn, ÍB 895 8vo Icelandic Reykjavík, Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn 1790 - 1792 Reykjavík The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies AM 600 d 4to Icelandic Reykjavík, The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies 1610 - 1648