Edinburgh National Library of Scotland MS. 16500 (Asloan Manuscript)

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Manuscript Identification

Reference Number
Scots1
Location
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland
Siglum / Shelfmark
Asloan Manuscript, MS 16500
Page / Folio range
167-210

Textual Content & Tradition

Standardised title of narrative
The Seven Sages of Rome
Incipit or textual title
The Buke of The Sevyne Sagis
Version (siglum)
A (Seven Sages)
Language Group within Version
Older Scots Version A


Further scholarly subgroup (2)
Text As
Translated / adapted from (Version/Text)
Old French Version A
Source for textual relationship
NLS Catalogue website: https://manuscripts.nls.uk/repositories/2/resources/18684

Languages

Language of text
Scots
Regional / specific language
Middle Scots
Source for regional language
NLS Catalogue website: https://manuscripts.nls.uk/repositories/2/resources/18684

Digitisation & Editions

Digitisation
https://digital.nls.uk/235163104
Modern Editions
Van Buuren, The Buke of the Sevyne Sagis (1982)

Note

There is a lacuna between Sapientes (the 10th story) and Inclusa; according to Catherine van Buuren (1982), this likely included the sixth sage's tale, and the Empress's reponse to it.

Unlike the Middle English versions, the Older Scots text includes the gender-reveal at the end of the text.

Authorship & Production

Scribe
John Asloan
Place of Production
Scotland
Date of Production
1513/1542
Source of Date of Production
NLS Catalogue website: https://manuscripts.nls.uk/repositories/2/resources/18684

Physical Description

Material
Paper
Total pages / folios
308
Height
406.5
Width
304.8
Prose or verse
Verse
Illustrations
No

Contents & Additional Texts

Other texts in the Manuscript
Over 100 Scottish texts dating from around 1400 to 1700; poetry, drama, and prose by major Scottish writers such as John Barbour, William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, and George Buchanan.

Contents:

  • Of penance and confession.
  • The buke of the chess.
  • The cart of the warld.
  • The porteous of noblenes.
  • The Scottis originale.
  • Part of the Ynglis cronikle.
  • Ane schort memoriale.
  • The Scottis cronikle.
  • The spectacle of luf.
  • The sex weekdayis and agis.
  • The buke of the sevyne sagis.
  • The justis betuix the talzeour and the sowtar.
  • Off the fenzeit fals frere of Tungland.
  • The buke of the howlat.
  • The talis of the fyve bestis.
  • The tale of the twa mys.
  • The maner of the crying of ane playe.
  • The tale of Orpheus and Eurdices his quene.
  • The buke of the thre prestis of Peblis.
  • The contemplacioun of synnaris.
  • The passioun of Jhesu.
  • Ane ballat of Our Lady.
  • The maying and disport of Chauceir.
  • Divers ballatis of Our Ladye.

Catalogues & Research Literature

Catalogue
https://digital.nls.uk/235163104National Library of Scotland catalogue
Modern Research Literature
Cragie (1923), Van Buuren (1982)

Embedded Stories in This Manuscript

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