London British Library MS. Egerton 2258

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Manuscript Identification

Reference Number

Latin157

Location

London, British Library

Siglum / Shelfmark

MS. Egerton 2258

Page / Folio range

70r-81r

Textual Content & Tradition

Standardised title of narrative

Historia Septem Sapientum

Version (siglum)

H (Historia Septem Sapientum)

Language Group within Version

Latin Version H

Narrative / Scholarly Group within Version

Excerpts in Gesta Romanorum

Further scholarly subgroup (1)

Continental Group w

Further scholarly subgroup (2)

Text Lo

Source for textual relationship

Roth (2004)

Languages

Language of text

Latin

Digitisation & Editions

Modern Editions

Roth, Historia Septem Sapientum (2004)

Note

• the folio range regards the excerpts of the Historia according to Roth; the Gesta Romanorum folio range is 16v-97r

Authorship & Production

Date of Production

1450 - 1500

Source of Date of Production

Roth (2004)

Physical Description

Prose or verse

Prose

Illustrations

No

Catalogues & Research Literature

Catalogue

Modern Research Literature

Roth (2004)

Embedded Stories in This Manuscript

Has Short Title	Has Sequence Number	Has Narrator	Has Name Variation
Canis – The Faithful Dog	1
Aper – The Boar and the Fruit	3
Puteus – The Well	4
Gaza – The Treasure	5
Avis – The Bird	6
Tentamina – The Test	7
Virgilius – Virgil's Marvels	8

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