London British Library Arundel 140

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Manuscript Identification

Reference Number
Eng2
Location
London, British Library
Siglum / Shelfmark
British Library Arundel 140
Page / Folio range
152r-165v

Textual Content & Tradition

Standardised title of narrative
The Seven Sages of Rome
Version (siglum)
A (Seven Sages)
Language Group within Version
Middle English Version A
Narrative / Scholarly Group within Version
Y Group
Further scholarly subgroup (1)
Southern English
Further scholarly subgroup (2)
Text Ar
Source for textual relationship
Whitelock (2005)

Languages

Language of text
English
Regional / specific language
Middle English
Source for regional language
Whitelock (2005)

Digitisation & Editions

Digitisation
https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Arundel_MS_140

Note

Opening narration and stories 1-3 are missing from this MS

Authorship & Production


Place of Production
England
Date of Production
1400/1425
Source of Date of Production
British Library website: https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Arundel_MS_140. Also, Karl Brunner, The Seven Sages of Rome (Southern Version), EETS O.S. 191, OUP, 1933

Physical Description

Material
Paper
Height
290
Width
215


Illustrations
No

Contents & Additional Texts

Other texts in the Manuscript
Fragmentary; only part of the narrative is present (missing the first 950 lines, so includes Medicus - Vaticinium). Contained in the first part of the MS (ff. 1-165) which contains a collection of legendary and devotional works in Middle English, including the Legend of Ipotis, The Prick of Conscience, Speculum Gy de Warwyke, and Mandeville's Travels; followed by Chaucer's Tale of Melibee.

Catalogues & Research Literature

Catalogue
Modern Research Literature
Brunner (1933), Campbell (1907), Whitelock (2005)

Embedded Stories in This Manuscript

Research Material

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