London British Library Cotton Galba E IX
From The Seven Sages of Rome
Manuscript Identification
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Eng6
Location
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MS Cotton Galba E IX, ff. 25v-48v
Textual Content & Tradition
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Further scholarly subgroup (1)
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Authorship & Production
Place of Production
Date of Production
1400/1425
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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
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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, Whitelock (2005), Brunner (1933)
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.