John Rolland, The seuin seages Translatit out of prois in Scottis meter be Iohne Rolland in Dalkeith […]. [Edinburgh: John Ros, for Henry Charteris, 1578]
From The Seven Sages of Rome
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| Reference Number | EnglishPrint5 |
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| Total number of pages | 335 |
| Format | 4° |
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| Digitisation | https://search.proquest.com/eebo/docview/2240926148 |
| Modern Edition | Rolland, The Seuin Seages, ed. by Black (1932), Rolland, The Seven Sages in Scotish Metre, ed. by Laing (1837), Buchner, Historia septem Sapientum nach der Innsbrucker Handschrift (&) der Seuin Seages des Johne Rolland (1889) |
| Modern research literature | Schlusemann (2023), Buchner (1889) |
| Catalogue | (ESTC S110703), STC (2nd ed.), 21254 |
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| Language of text | Scots |
| Regional or specific language of text | Middle Scots |
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| Prose or verse | Verse |
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When John Ross died in 1580, his will stated that he had 200 copies of the text in his possession. |
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| Standardised title of narrative | The Seuin Seages |
| Incipit or textual title | John Rolland, The seuin seages Translatit out of prois in Scottis meter be Iohne Rolland in Dalkeith […] |
| Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages | H (Historia Septem Sapientum) |
| └ Language Group within Version | Scots Version H: Rolland, Seuin Seages |
| └ Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version | Scots Prints (H) |
| └ Further scholarly subgroup (1) | |
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| Printing Details | |
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| Name of printer | John Ros |
| Printed for | Henry Charteris |
| Name of author | John Rolland |
| Place of printing | Edinburgh, UK |
| Date of Printing | 1578 |
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| Material | Paper |
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| Illustrations | No |
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| No embedded stories |