British Library Arundel 140
From Seven Sages of Rome
| Manuscript | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference Number | Eng2 | ||
| Location | London, British Library | ||
| Siglum/Shelfmark | British Library Arundel 140 | ||
| Page/Folio range | ff. 152r-165v | ||
| Standardised title of narrative | |||
| Incipit or textual title | |||
| Version (siglum) | A | ||
| └ 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) | |||
| Translated/adapted from (Version/Text) | |||
| Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition | Jill Whitelock, The Seven Sages of Rome (Midland Version), EETS O.S. 324, OUP, 2005. | ||
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| Place of Manuscript Production | England | ||
| Date of Manuscript Production | 1400/1425 | ||
| Source of date Manuscript 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 | ||
| Material | Paper | ||
| Language of Manuscript | English | ||
| Regional or specific Language of Manuscript | Middle English | ||
| Source for regional or specific Language of Manuscript | |||
| Prose or Verse | Verse | ||
| 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. | ||
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| Total pages/folios in Manuscript | |||
| Height | 290 | ||
| Width | 215 | ||
| Illustrations | No | ||
| Digitisation | https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Arundel_MS_140 | ||
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| Modern Research Literature | Brunner (1933), Campbell (1907), Whitelock (2005) | ||
Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript
Opening narration and stories 1-3 are missing from this MS
