German Version A: Allegatio/Libellus: Difference between revisions

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In 1997, Steinmetz produced a parallel-text edition of the German version A text, alongside the Latin text which was assumed to be its source in the edition. Dicscovering a second Latin manuscript containing the Allegatio in 1998, Roth and Steinmetz correct this assumption being able to provide the newly discovered second Latin manuscript as the source for the two German manuscripts (see Roth/ Steinmetz 1998: 307, 312f.)

[ in progress: Steinmetz refers to this version of the narrative as Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus, though it is also referred to as Allegatio septem saptientum, and he suggests the parallel edited Latin version was composed in the 14th century, and translated into the Bavarian/Bavarian-Austrian dialect sometime early in the 15th century. The German Libellus survives in two manuscripts; Steinmetz uses St. Florian Stiftsbibliothek Cod. XI. 549 as the base text for his edition. Both manuscript witnesses of the Libellus are integrated into the frame of the German Gesta Romanorum, but unlike some of the other Seven Sages/Sieben Weise Meister versions found in the Gesta, this version closely follows the Version A narrative pattern. The exception to this is the inclusion of the story Mercator in place of Puteus, and a slight reordering of the stories (the order of Gaza and Senescalcus, which are usually stories 5 and 7, respectively, is here reversed).

The inclusion of Mercator instead of Puteus is a pattern also replicated in some of the Italian Version A texts, in particular the Italian Prose A and the Storia favolosa di Stefano. The contemporary composition timeframes, and the fact that the Latin Allegatio/Libellus text - the source for the German version - was composed in Northern Italy, we may perhaps hypothesize about the Mercator/Puteus change across all of these text as a signal of shared narrative inheritance.]

General Information

Language within Version

German Version A

Parent Versions

A (Seven Sages)

Title

Allegatio Septem Sapientum (or, Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus)

Branch of the tradition

Seven Sages of Rome

Language & Composition

Language of version

German (High and Low German)

Translated into (languages)

Bairisch, Bairisch-Österreichisch

Date of Composition

1401 - 1453

Source for date of composition

Steinmetz (1997)

Literature & Editions

Modern research literature

Steinmetz (1997), Gerdes (1992), Gerdes (1989)

Modern Editions

Steinmetz, Der 'Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus' (1997)

Adaptations

Adapted from (version)

Latin Version A

Source for composition and adaptation information

Steinmetz (1997)

Languages in Use

Regional or specific language of version

Bairisch

Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version

Has Short Title	Has Sequence Number	Has Narrator
Arbor – The Tree	1	Empress
Canis – The Faithful Dog	2	First Master
Aper – The Boar and the Fruit	3	Empress
Medicus – The Doctor	4	Second Master
Senescalcus – The Seneschal	5	Empress
Mercator	6	Third Master
Gaza – The Treasure	7	Empress
Tentamina – The Test	8	Fourth Master
Virgilius – Virgil's Marvels	9	Empress
Avis – The Bird	10	Fifth Master
Sapientes – The Wise Men	11	Empress
Vidua – The Widow	12	Sixth Master
Roma – Rome Besieged	13	Empress
Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife	14	Seventh Master

Connected Manuscripts

	Has Language	Has Location	Has Date Range Of Production
St. Florian Stiftsbibliothek Cod. XI 92 B	German (High and Low German)	St. Florian, Stiftsbibliothek	1453

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-|Has Description=In 1997, Steinmetz produced [[Steinmetz, Der 'Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus' (1997)|a parallel-text edition]] of the German version A text, alongside the [[Latin Version A|Latin text]] which is assumed to be its source. Steinmetz refers to this version of the narrative as ''Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus'', though it is also referred to as ''Allegatio septem saptientum,'' and he suggests the Latin version was composed in the 14th century, and translated into the Bavarian/Bavarian-Austrian dialect sometime early in the 15th century. The German ''Libellus'' survives in two manuscripts; Steinmetz uses [[St. Florian Stiftsbibliothek Cod. XI. 549]] as the base text for his edition. Both manuscript witnesses of the ''Libellus'' are integrated into the frame of the German ''Gesta Romanorum'', but unlike some of the other ''Seven Sages/Sieben Weise Meister'' versions found in the ''Gesta'', this version closely follows the [[A (Seven Sages)|Version A]] narrative pattern. The exception to this is the inclusion of the story [[Mercator]] in place of [[Puteus]], and a slight reordering of the stories (the order of [[Gaza]] and [[Senescalcus]], which are usually stories 5 and 7, respectively, is here reversed).
+|Has Description=In 1997, Steinmetz produced [[Steinmetz, Der 'Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus' (1997)|a parallel-text edition]] of the German version A text, alongside the [[Latin Version A|Latin text]] which was assumed to be its source in the edition. Dicscovering a second Latin manuscript containing the ''Allegatio'' in 1998, Roth and Steinmetz correct this assumption being able to provide the newly discovered second Latin manuscript as the source for the two German manuscripts (see Roth/ Steinmetz 1998: 307, 312f.)
-The inclusion of Mercator instead of Puteus is a pattern also replicated in some of the [[Italian Version A]] texts, in particular the [[Italian Prose A]] and the [[Storia favolosa di Stefano]]. The contemporary composition timeframes, and the fact that the Latin ''Allegatio/Libellus'' text - the source for the German version - was composed in Northern Italy, we may perhaps hypothesize about the Mercator/Puteus change across all of these text as a signal of shared narrative inheritance.
+[ in progress: Steinmetz refers to this version of the narrative as ''Libellus muliebri nequitia plenus'', though it is also referred to as ''Allegatio septem saptientum,'' and he suggests the parallel edited Latin version was composed in the 14th century, and translated into the Bavarian/Bavarian-Austrian dialect sometime early in the 15th century. The German ''Libellus'' survives in two manuscripts; Steinmetz uses [[St. Florian Stiftsbibliothek Cod. XI. 549]] as the base text for his edition. Both manuscript witnesses of the ''Libellus'' are integrated into the frame of the German ''Gesta Romanorum'', but unlike some of the other ''Seven Sages/Sieben Weise Meister'' versions found in the ''Gesta'', this version closely follows the [[A (Seven Sages)|Version A]] narrative pattern. The exception to this is the inclusion of the story [[Mercator]] in place of [[Puteus]], and a slight reordering of the stories (the order of [[Gaza]] and [[Senescalcus]], which are usually stories 5 and 7, respectively, is here reversed).
+The inclusion of Mercator instead of Puteus is a pattern also replicated in some of the [[Italian Version A]] texts, in particular the [[Italian Prose A]] and the [[Storia favolosa di Stefano]]. The contemporary composition timeframes, and the fact that the Latin ''Allegatio/Libellus'' text - the source for the German version - was composed in Northern Italy, we may perhaps hypothesize about the Mercator/Puteus change across all of these text as a signal of shared narrative inheritance.]
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 |Has Start Date Of Composition=1401
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 |Has Source For Date Of Text Composition=Steinmetz (1997)
 |Has Modern Research Literature=Steinmetz (1997); Gerdes (1992); Gerdes (1989)