Old Swedish Version A

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Of the three surviving Old Swedish manuscripts of the Seven Sages narrative, usually titled Sju vise mästare (The Seven Wise Masters, first edited by G. E. Klemming, 1887-1889), two are part of the larger Version A tradition. (The third Old Swedish manuscript, Redaction C, is part of Version H.)

The two manuscripts - usually referred to in scholarship as Redaction A and Redaction B - both date to the first half of the 15th century. According to Massimiliano Bampi (2007 and 2014), both have as their source texts Latin Version A translations of the French Version A narrative, though Bampi suggests they derive from two distinct Latin manuscripts. The complete text is only extant in Redaction B; Redaction A is missing the beginning of the frame story.

[Added by Elisabeth Böttcher]

General Information
Language within Version	Old Swedish
Narrative / Scholarly Group
Parent Versions	A (Seven Sages)
Child Versions	Old Swedish Redaction A, Old Swedish Redaction B
Author
Title
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages	Old Swedish Version A
Version Number
Branch of the tradition	Seven Sages of Rome

Language & Composition
Original language of version	Old Swedish
Translated into (languages)
Place of composition
Date of composition	1400 - 1450
Source for date of composition	Bampi (2007)

Literature & Editions
Modern research literature	Bampi (2007), Bampi (2014), Klemming (1887-1889)
Modern Editions	Klemming, Sju vise mästare (1887-1889)

Recorded branch of this secondary version

A (Seven Sages) Dutch Version A Dutch Verse Version: Van den seven vroeden van binnen Rome French Version A: Roman des Sept Sages Group U Group V Group W Group X Group Y Group Z Gaelic Version A German Version A: Allegatio/Libellus Italian Version A Italian Prose (V) Libro dei Sette Savj (A) Storia favolosa di Stefano (S) Latin Version A Latin Version A: Allegatio / Libellus Middle English Version A Midland Version Y Group Northern English Southern English Old Swedish Version A: Sju vise mästare Old Swedish Redaction A Old Swedish Redaction B Older Scots Version A: Buke of the Sevyne Sagis Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein Early Modern and Modern Welsh Version A Middle Welsh Version A

Connected prints
No connected prints

Adaptations
Adapted from (version)
Adapted into (version)
Source for composition and adaptation information	Bampi (2007), Bampi (2014)

Languages in Use
Language of text	Old Swedish
Regional or specific language of version

Notes
Note
Notes on motifs
Notes on the frame

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   Aper – The Boar and the Fruit 3 Empress   Medicus – The Doctor 4 Anxilles   Gaza – The Treasure 5 Empress   Puteus – The Well 6 Lentulus   Senescalcus – The Seneschal 7 Empress   Tentamina – The Test 8 Malquidras   Virgilius – Virgil's Marvels 9 Empress   Avis – The Bird 10 Caton Cato, Catho, Katho Sapientes – The Wise Men 11 Empress   Vidua – The Widow 12 Jesse Josse Roma – Rome Beseiged 13 Empress   Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife 14 Maxencius Meron, Martin Copy Embedded Stories Copy Embedded Stories × Select Target Page: Close Process

Connected manuscripts
Manuscript Language Location Date of Production Stockholm Kungliga biblioteket Cod. Holm. D 4 Old Swedish Stockholm, Kungliga biblioteket 1400 - 1450 Stockholm Kungliga biblioteket HS A 49 Old Swedish Stockholm, Kungliga biblioteket 1400 - 1450