Cambridge University Library MS Ff. 2, 38
From The Seven Sages of Rome
Manuscript Identification
Reference Number
Eng5
Location
Siglum / Shelfmark
Cambridge University Library MS Ff. 2, 38
Textual Content & Tradition
Languages
Language of text
Authorship & Production
Place of Production
Date of Production
1400/1500
Source of Date of Production
Physical Description
Contents & Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript
ff. 134r - 156v; follows a copy of Bevis of Hampton. Also contained in the MS are other English prose and verse, some religious and didactic (e.g. [Th]e lyfe of Seynt Kateryn, How the goode man taught hys sone) others secular (fabliaux, romances, etc.: The Erle of Tolous, Syr Egyllamoure of Artas, Syr Tryamowre, Octavian, Guy of Warwick, Le Bone Florence of Rome, Robert of Sicily, Sir Degare).
Catalogues & Research Literature
Catalogue
Embedded Stories in This Manuscript
| Has Short Title | Has Sequence Number | Has Narrator | Has Name Variation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor – The Tree | 1 | Empress | |
| Puteus – The Well | 2 | Bancillas | Hancyllas |
| Aper – The Boar and the Fruit | 3 | Empress | |
| Tentamina – The Test | 4 | Anxilles | Ancilles |
| Gaza – The Treasure | 5 | Empress | |
| Vidua – The Widow | 6 | Lentulus | |
| Parricida | 7 | Empress | |
| Canis – The Faithful Dog | 8 | ||
| Armiger | 9 | Empress | |
| Avis – The Bird | 10 | Cato | |
| Sapientes – The Wise Men | 11 | Empress | |
| Medicus – The Doctor | 12 | Jesse | |
| Roma – Rome Besieged | 13 | Empress | |
| Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife | 14 | Maxencius |
Research Material
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Unlike the other texts that contain the Southern English version of The Seven Sages, this MS has an different story order (Puteus instead of Canis as the second story, Tentamina instead of Medicus as the fourth, Vidua instead of Puteus as the fifth, Canis and Medicus as the 8th and 12th stories). Additionally, Senescalcus and Virgilius are wholly absent. In their place are stories that Brunner titled 'Parricida' (story 7) and 'Armiger' (story 9).