Thystorye of ye vii wyse Maysters of rome (English, 16th c.)

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Reference Number EngPrint1
Location British Library
Siglum/Shelfmark "Here begynneth thystorye of ye .vii. wyse Maysters of rome conteynynge ryghe fayre right ioyous narracōns. to ye reder ryght delectable. [With woodcuts.]"
Page/Folio range ff. 1-88
Total number of pages Here begynneth thystorye of ye .vii. wyse Maysters of rome conteynynge ryghe fayre right ioyous narracōns.
Standardised title of narrative English Print version of Historia
Incipit or textual title
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages H (Historia Septem Sapientum)
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Translated/adapted from (Version/text)
Further scholarly subgroup (1)
Further scholarly subgroup (2)
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Name of printer Wynkyn de Worde
Place of printing London
Date of Printing 1506 - 1520
Source of date printing
Material Paper
Language of print English
Regional or specific language of print Middle English
Source for regional or specific language of print
Prose or verse Prose
Other texts in the manuscript N/A
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Illustrations Yes
Digitisation https://www.proquest.com/books/here-begynneth-thystorye-ye-vii-wyse-maysters/docview/2240904333/se-2?accountid=8312
Modern research literature G. L. Gomme and H. H. Wheatley, eds. 'The History of the Seven Wise Masters of Rome, printed from the edition of Wynkyn de Worde, 1520', in Chap-Books and Folk-lore Tracts, Vol II (1885) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61182/61182-h/61182-h.htm
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Embedded Stories

Short StorySequence NumberNarratorName Variations
Arbor1Empress
Canis2Bancillas (Pancyllas)
Aper3Empress
Puteus4Second Master
Gaza5Empress
Avis6Craton
Sapientes7Empress
Tentamina8Malquidras (Malquydrac)
Virgilius9Empress
Medicus10Fifth Master
Senescalcus11Empress
Amatores12Sixth Master
Inclusa13Empress
Vidua14Seventh Master
Vaticinium and Amici15Prince