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{{Manuscript | {{Manuscript | ||
|Has Reference Number=Eng6 | |Has Reference Number=Eng6 | ||
|Has Location=British Library | |Has Location=British Library, London | ||
|Has Siglum=MS Cotton Galba E IX, ff. 25v-48v | |Has Siglum=MS Cotton Galba E IX, ff. 25v-48v | ||
|Has Content=The Seven Sages of Rome: English 'C' text ("the Proces of the seuyn sages") | |Has Content=The Seven Sages of Rome: English 'C' text ("the Proces of the seuyn sages") | ||
|Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages=A | |Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages=A | ||
|Has Language Group Within Version=Middle English Version A | |||
|Has Narrative Or Scholarly Group Within Version=Y Group | |Has Narrative Or Scholarly Group Within Version=Y Group | ||
|Has Further Primary Scholarly Subgroup=Northern English | |Has Further Primary Scholarly Subgroup=Northern English | ||
|Has Source For Information On Textual Relationship to Broader Tradition=Jill Whitelock, The Seven Sages of Rome (Midland Version), EETS O.S. 324, OUP, 2005 | |Has Source For Information On Textual Relationship to Broader Tradition=Jill Whitelock, The Seven Sages of Rome (Midland Version), EETS O.S. 324, OUP, 2005 | ||
Revision as of 16:21, 18 January 2024
Manuscript Identification
Reference Number
Eng6
Location
Siglum / Shelfmark
MS Cotton Galba E IX, ff. 25v-48v
Textual Content & Tradition
Version (siglum)
Language Group within Version
Narrative / Scholarly Group within Version
Further scholarly subgroup (1)
Source for textual relationship
Languages
Language of text
Authorship & Production
Place of Production
Date of Production
1400/1425
Source of Date of Production
Physical Description
Contents & Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript
ff. 4r-25r: Ywaine and Gawain; ff. 25v-48v: The Seven Sages of Rome, here called 'the Proces of the seuyn sages'; ff. 48v-49r: Moral verses ff. 49r-50r: Prophecies of Merlin: the reigns of the six kings after King John; f. 50v: Sir Penay; f. 51v: Two poems on the Cross; ff. 52r-57v: Laurence Minot, eleven alliterative poems on political subjects; ff. 57v-66v: The Gospel of Nicodemus; f. 66v: Two poems, 'He that casteth off the old' and 'What shall happen as I ween'; ff. 67r-75r: The 'Book of Penance', from the Cursor Mundi; ff. 73v-75r: Pater noster; ff. 76r-113r: The Pricke of Conscience; f. 113v: A verse on the properties of a horse; ff. 113v-114r: A poem on the Siege of Calais
Catalogues & Research Literature
Catalogue
Modern Research Literature
Property "Has Modern Research Literature" (as page type) with input value "Killis Campbell, The Seven Sages of Rome, Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company, 1907" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.Killis Campbell, The Seven Sages of Rome, Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company, 1907, Karl Brunner, The Seven Sages of Rome (Southern Version), EETS O.S. 191, OUP, 1933, Jill Whitelock, The Seven Sages of Rome (Midland Version), EETS O.S. 324, OUP, 2005
Embedded Stories in This Manuscript
| Has Short Title | Has Sequence Number | Has Narrator | Has Name Variation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor – The Tree | 1 | Empress | |
| Canis – The Faithful Dog | 2 | Bancillas | Hancyllas |
| Aper – The Boar and the Fruit | 3 | Empress | |
| Medicus – The Doctor | 4 | Anxilles | Ancilles |
| Gaza – The Treasure | 5 | Empress | |
| Puteus – The Well | 6 | Lentulus | Lentilioun |
| Senescalcus – The Seneschal | 7 | Empress | |
| Tentamina – The Test | 8 | Malquidras | Maladas |
| Virgilius – Virgil's Marvels | 9 | Empress | |
| Avis – The Bird | 10 | Cato | Caton, Catoun |
| Sapientes – The Wise Men | 11 | Empress | |
| Vidua – The Widow | 12 | Jesse | |
| Roma – Rome Besieged | 13 | Empress | |
| Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife | 14 | Maxencius | Marcius |
Research Material
| Has Research Material Title | Has Research Material Link | Has Research Material Description |
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There are clear breaks in the text signalling the start of each section, i.e.: 'Here bigins [th]e Fyrst Proces' before the prologues begin, then 'Here bygins [th]e First Tale of [th]e Whyfe' before the stories begin.