Seven Sages of Rome Research Project
@7sagesresearch.bsky.social
AHRC and DFG funded project exploring the Seven Sages of Rome/Dolopathos/Book of Sindibad, focusing on gender, genre, and multilingual medieval transmission. https://seven-sages-of-rome.org/
Such a pronounced frown, yes!
January 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Such a pronounced frown, yes!
Ah thank you!! And isn't it??
January 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Ah thank you!! And isn't it??
Amazing!! Thank you!!
January 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Amazing!! Thank you!!
Another woodcut page was also annotated in English ("and if it maye pleasse y[our?] g[re]ace"), also possibly from the perspective of the sage...?!
January 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Another woodcut page was also annotated in English ("and if it maye pleasse y[our?] g[re]ace"), also possibly from the perspective of the sage...?!
It seems like the annotation is (charmingly!) a sort of speech bubble from the sage addressing the king, but my paleography is beyond rusty - any ideas?!
'My lord & kyng
this is the thinge
that d[...]ets my a[...] of[...]
& can[?...] [e?...h?...d] this bould[...]
form t[...]nge ys[?] would it'
'My lord & kyng
this is the thinge
that d[...]ets my a[...] of[...]
& can[?...] [e?...h?...d] this bould[...]
form t[...]nge ys[?] would it'
January 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It seems like the annotation is (charmingly!) a sort of speech bubble from the sage addressing the king, but my paleography is beyond rusty - any ideas?!
'My lord & kyng
this is the thinge
that d[...]ets my a[...] of[...]
& can[?...] [e?...h?...d] this bould[...]
form t[...]nge ys[?] would it'
'My lord & kyng
this is the thinge
that d[...]ets my a[...] of[...]
& can[?...] [e?...h?...d] this bould[...]
form t[...]nge ys[?] would it'
The text is a late 15th c. print of the Latin 'Historia Septem Sapientum', printed in Gouda by Gerard Leeu, found in the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Research Collections (listed in our database here: db.seven-sages-of-rome.org/Hisoria_sept...).
January 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The text is a late 15th c. print of the Latin 'Historia Septem Sapientum', printed in Gouda by Gerard Leeu, found in the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Research Collections (listed in our database here: db.seven-sages-of-rome.org/Hisoria_sept...).
We invite proposals (for papers/roundtable contributions) on any aspects of The Seven Sages, including but not limited to gender, genre, global transmission, multilinguality, philology, politics, intertexts, history of scholarship, or modern reception. Email jeb30@st-andrews.ac.uk for more details!
September 11, 2024 at 2:08 PM
We invite proposals (for papers/roundtable contributions) on any aspects of The Seven Sages, including but not limited to gender, genre, global transmission, multilinguality, philology, politics, intertexts, history of scholarship, or modern reception. Email jeb30@st-andrews.ac.uk for more details!
We are looking for contributions exploring the centrality of this story matter to premodern cultures, and, given its huge spread, its potential as a paradigmatic example for the pancontinental connectedness of medieval literature.
September 11, 2024 at 2:07 PM
We are looking for contributions exploring the centrality of this story matter to premodern cultures, and, given its huge spread, its potential as a paradigmatic example for the pancontinental connectedness of medieval literature.
Get in touch with @bmeb.bsky.social or @janebonsall.bsky.social with proposals or questions!
September 4, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Get in touch with @bmeb.bsky.social or @janebonsall.bsky.social with proposals or questions!
Possible topics could include:
- Critical methods and approaches to 7S (digital, comparative, codicological)
- Language, translation, multilinguality
- Gender and trans studies
- Manuscript and print contexts
- History of 7S scholarship
- Disability/sensory studies
- Animal studies - and more!
- Critical methods and approaches to 7S (digital, comparative, codicological)
- Language, translation, multilinguality
- Gender and trans studies
- Manuscript and print contexts
- History of 7S scholarship
- Disability/sensory studies
- Animal studies - and more!
September 4, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Possible topics could include:
- Critical methods and approaches to 7S (digital, comparative, codicological)
- Language, translation, multilinguality
- Gender and trans studies
- Manuscript and print contexts
- History of 7S scholarship
- Disability/sensory studies
- Animal studies - and more!
- Critical methods and approaches to 7S (digital, comparative, codicological)
- Language, translation, multilinguality
- Gender and trans studies
- Manuscript and print contexts
- History of 7S scholarship
- Disability/sensory studies
- Animal studies - and more!
This is part of the Einstein BUA/Oxford research project titled 'The Seven Sages of Rome Revisited: Striving for an Alternative Literary History' - so exciting to see more 'Seven Sages' research in the works! Please share widely!
www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
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www.fu-berlin.de
July 15, 2024 at 4:29 PM
This is part of the Einstein BUA/Oxford research project titled 'The Seven Sages of Rome Revisited: Striving for an Alternative Literary History' - so exciting to see more 'Seven Sages' research in the works! Please share widely!
www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
Perhaps even more enjoyable, though, were the brilliant discussions following @bmeb.bsky.social’s response, and the chance to hold our monthly reading group in person - including recruiting some new members! (As a reminder, all are welcome, no particular Seven Sages expertise needed!)
July 15, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Perhaps even more enjoyable, though, were the brilliant discussions following @bmeb.bsky.social’s response, and the chance to hold our monthly reading group in person - including recruiting some new members! (As a reminder, all are welcome, no particular Seven Sages expertise needed!)
The database will eventually catalogue all (!!!) known #medieval #manuscripts containing versions of the narrative, across all branches and languages, including their embedded stories and location info - for now, the English, German and French MSs are recorded, with Latin and Hebrew coming soon!
June 25, 2024 at 3:48 PM
The database will eventually catalogue all (!!!) known #medieval #manuscripts containing versions of the narrative, across all branches and languages, including their embedded stories and location info - for now, the English, German and French MSs are recorded, with Latin and Hebrew coming soon!
Just once more week until our Seven Sages panels at #IMC2024! Come join us for some exciting discussions in sessions 739 and 839 - which we will then continue afterward in the bar!
June 25, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Just once more week until our Seven Sages panels at #IMC2024! Come join us for some exciting discussions in sessions 739 and 839 - which we will then continue afterward in the bar!
3pm UK/4 pm CET, on zoom!
March 27, 2024 at 9:58 AM
3pm UK/4 pm CET, on zoom!
Jutta Eming and Rita Schlusemann hosted the rest of the team (Bettina Bildhauer, Jane Bonsall) and Ad Board (Ida Toth, Csilla Gabor, Yasmina Foehr-Janssens, Mohsen Zakeri, Bea Lundt, Ulrich Marzolph) at the FU, and took us to see Seven Sages texts in the Staatsbibliothek - both fascinating and fun!
March 18, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Jutta Eming and Rita Schlusemann hosted the rest of the team (Bettina Bildhauer, Jane Bonsall) and Ad Board (Ida Toth, Csilla Gabor, Yasmina Foehr-Janssens, Mohsen Zakeri, Bea Lundt, Ulrich Marzolph) at the FU, and took us to see Seven Sages texts in the Staatsbibliothek - both fascinating and fun!