K (Sept Sages de Rome)

1. Home
2. Version
3. K (Sept Sages de Rome)

The Old French Version K is one of the oldest redactions of the Roman des Sept Sages de Rome. Like versions D (Sept Sages de Rome) and C (Sept Sages de Rome), Version K is presumed to have originated from a (now lost) verse version, which Gaston Paris called Version V. It is

Identification and general Information
Reference Number
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages	K (Sept Sages de Rome)
Title	Roman des Sept Sages
Author

Tradition and Lineage
Branch of the tradition	West
Adapted from (version)
Adapted into (version)
Source for composition and adaptation information

Recorded secondary versions
K (Sept Sages de Rome)

Connected manuscripts
Manuscript Language Location Date of Production Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 1553 Old French Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France 1285 - 1290

Language and Composition
Language of version
Language of text
Regional or specific language of version
Translated into (languages)
Place of composition
Date of composition	1155 - 1190
Islamic date of composition
Hebrew date of composition
Source for date of composition

Modern Scholarship and Editions
Modern research literature	Speer (1983), Foehr-Janssens (1994), Speer (1987)
Modern Editions	Misrahi, Le Roman des Sept Sages (1933), Speer, Le Roman des Sept Sages de Rome (1989)

Notes and Commentary
Note

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

Connected prints
No connected prints