Kronika sedm mudrczuov Rozprav ky velmi uťessenee v sobie zavijeraji jií v nichžto lest a chytrost ženská: zjevňe se vypravuje Počinase tak to. Plzeň: Mikuláš Bakalář, ca. 1501–1508: Difference between revisions

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General Information

Reference Number

CzechPrints1

Total number of pages/folios

120

Format

4

Textual Relationships

Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition

Kolár (1985)

Digital Resources & Modern References

Digitisation

https://stt.opac.nm.cz/media-viewer?rootDirectory=23500#!?directory=139422&file=260675

Modern research literature

Kolár (1985), Schlusemann (2023), Máchal (1898), Jakubec (1929)

Copies

Has Library	Has Shelfmark	Has Note
Moscow, RGB	H-6	Digital images kindly sent by Dmitry Rumyantsev from the Book Museum in Moscow, 16 Feb 2022 to Rita Schlusemann.

Language Information

Language of text

Czech

Note

Kronika sedm mudrczuov Rozprav ky velmi uťessenee v sobie zavijeraji jií v nichžto lest a chytrost ženská: zjevňe se vypravuje Počinase tak to. [Plzeň: Mikuláš Bakalář, ca. 1501–1508] (KNI04462, copies: Praha, Knihovna Národního muzea, 25 E 21; Moskva, RGB, H-6; digital images kindly sent by Dmitry Rumyantsev from the Book Museum in Moscow, 16 February 2022) (entered by JB)

Whilst no translator is named, Kolár (1985, p. 16) posits that it was done specifically for Bakalář and argues that it is of an excellent quality, with very few edits made between versions. The speech of the emperor is markedly different from others in the text, perhaps reflecting some knowledge of courtly manners, and Murko (1890, p. 23) argues that the detailed discussion of veins in Tentamina would suggest some medical training or at least a good education. The dating is close to the Gesta and has recently been adjusted based off Bakalář’s equipment; however, it remains unclear if he was the printer of the whole text or perhaps just a section (Voit, 2012, pp. 90-1). Several adjustments to the text have been made to reflect cultural conditions at the time; an example of this is the specific mention of a knight owning a multi-story house (Murko, 1890, p. 23).

Titles & Classification

Standardised title of narrative

Kronika sedmi mudrců

Incipit or textual title

Kronika sedm mudrczuov Rozprav ky velmi uťessenee v sobie zavijeraji jií v nichžto lest a chytrost ženská: zjevňe se vypravuje Počinase tak to

Version (siglum)

H (Historia Septem Sapientum)

Language Group within Version

Czech Version H

Narrative / Scholarly Group within Version

Czech Prints

Printing Details

Name of printer

Mikuláš Bakalář

Place of printing

Plzeň, Czechia

Date of Printing

1501 - 1508

Physical Characteristics

Illustrations

No

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+<span lang="EN-GB">The first print of ''The Seven Sages'' alone is by Mikuláš Bakalář, a well-researched printer in his own right, and is in octavo with 120 leaves total. Bakalář is the oldest well-recorded Czech/Slovak printer,<sup>58</sup> with speculation based on linguistic analysis suggesting that he may have had Slovak origins.<sup>59</sup> His original surname was Štetina and he studied in Krakow, where he likely learned the printing trade based on evidence of workshops with other students.<sup>60</sup> The custom at the time was to take the degree level as a new surname, which he did shortly after graduation. As one of the most active printers of his time, we only have one year where none of his work is preserved,<sup>61</sup> and around half of his production was Czech-language medieval literature.<sup>62</sup> His style was unique in many ways, allowing the attribution of this print to him: he worked closely with colleagues in Nuremburg, the first of his time to do this,<sup>63</sup> and was not linked to the church, instead relying on texts that sold well.<sup>64</sup> He also preferred to print in Czech whilst many of hi</span>
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+|Has Note=Kronika sedm mudrczuov Rozprav ky velmi uťessenee v sobie zavijeraji jií v nichžto lest a chytrost ženská: zjevňe se vypravuje Počinase tak to. [Plzeň: Mikuláš Bakalář, ca. 1501–1508] (KNI04462, copies: Praha, Knihovna Národního muzea, 25 E 21; Moskva, RGB, H-6; digital images kindly sent by Dmitry Rumyantsev from the Book Museum in Moscow, 16 February 2022) (entered by JB)
-zjevňe se vypravuje Počinase tak to. [Plzeň: Mikuláš Bakalář, ca. 1501–1508] (KNI04462, copies:
+Whilst no translator is named, [[Kolár (1985)|Kolár (1985, p. 16)]] posits that it was done specifically for Bakalář and argues that it is of an excellent quality, with very few edits made between versions. The speech of the emperor is markedly different from others in the text, perhaps reflecting some knowledge of courtly manners, and [[Murko (1890)|Murko (1890, p. 23)]] argues that the detailed discussion of veins in Tentamina would suggest some medical training or at least a good education. The dating is close to the Gesta and has recently been adjusted based off Bakalář’s equipment; however, it remains unclear if he was the printer of the whole text or perhaps just a section [[Voit, 2012|(Voit,  2012, pp. 90-1)]]. Several adjustments to the text have been made to reflect cultural conditions at the time; an example of this is the specific mention of a knight owning a multi-story house [[Murko (1890)|(Murko, 1890, p. 23)]].
-Praha, Knihovna Národního muzea, 25 E 21; Moskva, RGB, H-6; digital images kindly sent by
-Dmitry Rumyantsev from the Book Museum in Moscow, 16 February 2022) (entered by JB)
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