Berlin Staatsbibliothek mgf 59

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Manuscript Identification

Reference Number
Ger2
Siglum / Shelfmark
Berlin Staatsbibliothek mgf 59
Page / Folio range
95r-133r

Textual Content & Tradition

Standardised title of narrative
Language Group within Version
Narrative / Scholarly Group within Version
Further scholarly subgroup (1)
Further scholarly subgroup (2)
Source for textual relationship

Languages

Regional / specific language
Source for regional language

Digitisation & Editions


Authorship & Production


Place of Production
Date of Production
1432 - 1437

Physical Description

Material
Total pages / folios
238
Height
265
Width
187
Prose or verse
Illustrations
No

Contents & Additional Texts

Other texts in the Manuscript
The codex exists in three parts. The first part consists solely of Daniel Sudermann's claim of ownership, and blank pages. The second part opens with the Alsatian Troy Book, followed by the Gesta Romanorum (version G, 93v-165r), within which the Seven Sages exists (95r-133r). The third part contains practical texts (medical, astronomical, agricultural).

Catalogues & Research Literature

Catalogue
Modern Research Literature

Embedded Stories in This Manuscript

Has Short TitleHas Sequence NumberHas NarratorHas Name Variation
Arbor – The Tree1Empress 
Canis – The Faithful Dog2BancillasBacillas
 3Empress 
 4Lentulus 
 5Empress 
 6CatoKatho
 7Empress 
 8MalquidrasMalquindrach
 9Empress 

Research Material

Has Research Material TitleHas Research Material LinkHas Research Material Description