Continental Group w
From The Seven Sages of Rome
The 'Continental Group w' is a branch of the Gesta Romanorum tradition (designation by Röll 1986, pp. 215-217). In some of the manuscripts, excerpts of the Historia appear as part of the Gesta Romanorum.
The Continental Group w contains the most manuscripts from the Excerpts: 124. The number of stories and which ones are included varies but >Medicus<, >Amatores< and >Vaticinium< / >Amici< are missing in all of them (see Roth 2004, pp. 111-132).
Not included in the database are
- Halle Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Qu. Cod. 111, 161ra-161vb, 1481 which only includes a splitted version of "Virgilius" (see Hal in the chart, Roth 2004, p. 122-123, footnote 188)
- München Universitätsbibliothek 4° Cod. ms. 805, 93vb-94rb, around 1400 which only includes stories "Arbor", "Senescalus/Roma" and "Sapientes", and no frame narrative (see Mü13 in the chart, Roth 2004, p. 126-127)
- Praha Národní knihovna České republiky Ms. VIII. C. 14, 22vb-23vb, 15th century which only includes an incomplete opening frame narrative (see Pr10 in the chart, Roth 2004, p. 128-129)
- Praha Národní knihovna České republiky Ms. XI. C. 9, 34va-37rb, 15th century which only includes the opening frame narrative and "Canis" without the Reductio (see Pr11 in the chart, Roth 2004, p. 128-129)
- Stuttgart Württembergische Landesbibliothek Cod. theol. et phil. 2° 200, 51vb-54va, around 1386-1387 which only includes a fragment of the opening frame narrative (see St1 in the chart, Roth 2004, p. 128-129)
- Wien Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Cod. 3097, 199vb-200ra, 1404 which only includes stories "Canis", "Aper" and "Puteus" (see Wi3 in the chart, Roth 2004, p. 128-129)
General Information
Literature & Editions
Modern research literature
Recorded Branch of This Secondary Version
- H (Historia Septem Sapientum)
- Armenian Version H
- Czech Version H: Kronika sedmi mudrců
- Danish Version H
- Dutch Version H
- English Version H
- French Version H
- German Version H
- Hungarian Version H: Pontianus tsaszar historiaia
- Icelandic Version H
- Latin Version H
- Lithuanian Version H
- Polish Version H
- Russian Version H
- Scots Version H: Rolland, Seuin Seages
- Spanish Version H: Los Siete Sabios de Roma
- Swedish Version H: Sju vise mästare
- Yiddish Version H
Adaptations
Source for composition and adaptation information
Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version
| Has Short Title | Has Sequence Number | Has Narrator | Has Name Variation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canis – The Faithful Dog | 1 | ||
| Arbor – The Tree | 2 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Senescalcus and Roma – The Steward, and Rome Beseiged | 9 | ||
| Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife | 10 | ||
| Vidua – The Widow | 11 |
Connected Manuscripts