National Library of Sweden, A 22 Medieval Latin Manuscripts in the National Library: Cataloguing and Digitization National Library of Sweden Riksbankens jubileumsfond – The Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences Patrik Granholm Anna Wolodarski Robin Böckerman manuscripta.se: A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden https://www.manuscripta.se/ms/101067 CC BY 4.0 Sweden Stockholm National Library of Sweden National Library of Sweden A 22 9qlg2cnf745tgjw2 004833860 Composite manuscript containing Birgittine texts Modern foliation, in brown ink, in pencil. auctoritata prefata 1-6(10), 7(12, lacks 12), 8(10), 9(8, lacks 3), 10(10), 11(8)

VisColl Collation.

Catchwords by the scribe on most quires. Endleaves missing.

Contemporary binding from Vadstena, made after 1450. White leather over wooden boards. 3 pairs of raised bands and endbands. Hook-clasp fastening, catchplate on . Pastedowns missing, remains of text offset on the wooden boards on and .

, in red ink: E III xi in ordine. , in brown ink: CC; in brown ink: 85; stamped in gold: A 22; remains of old label, partially illegible, in black ink: 18., A. 22.

Regarding the binding and dating see Lindberg (1977) .

decorated in ink, a double frame drawn in ink and inside it a thick cross. is also decorated with a double frame which contains two thin cross-like shapes (possibly later additions). The clasp is decorated with red leather.

 Leather dirty and torn. Boards, the folded leather covering, threads, and attachment straps visible on and .

Sweden Vadstena 15th century, first half.

The manuscript belonged to library in Vadstena (see shelf mark on ). In the manuscript was transferred to the National Archives by Johannes Bureus, see Gödel (1916) Appendix 2 and 3 .

Later the manuscript was transferred to the Antiquities Archive and is listed in its inventories and catalogues. There are 4 unique signa on the , 3 of which have been identified.

The older signum, 85, is mentioned in the inventory from 1722 (U 90:4, p. 42).

Current signum, A 22, was first established in Helin’s catalogue from the 1720’s (U 91:2:2).

Shelfmark at the National Archives (from the 19th century): 18.

Transferred from the Antiquities Archives to the National Library in . In to the National Archives, but returned to the National Library in .

 Eklund (1975) Kraft (1929) Nilsson (1990) Nyberg (1973) Servatius (1990) Westman (1911) 1 Papal bulls and other documents regarding the Birgittine Order and the Vadstena House in Rome, 1370-1405. UNiuersis christi fidelibus presentem paginam inspecturis Kanutus dei gracia episcopus lyncopensis Si quis autem hoc attemptare presumpsit indignacionem omnipotentis dei et beatorum petri et pauli apostolorum eius se nouerit incursurum 29 records, mainly papal bulls, regarding the Birgittine Order and Vadstena House, 1370-1405 with an undated vidimus issued 1406-1410 by bishop Knut Bosson of Linköping. Datum rome aput sanctum petrum iiii nonis maij Pontificatus nostri Anno quarto decimo SDHK

Parchment

Repaired holes in the parchment and some blotches in the margin. No loss of text. Pricking in the outer margins. Guidelines in ink. Gothic cursive. The hand is very close and possibly the same as that of the scribe of Riksarkivet, MS A 19, ff. 64r-120v.

Upper margin, in brown ink by an early modern(?) hand: Bulla papalis 27. de fundatione incremento et Regulis MonaSterii Vastenensis item alia instrumenta publica per notarios publicos signata; bottom left corner, National Library book label with current signum.

Individual bulls numbered in ink by a medieval hand and dated and anotated in pencil by modern hand in the margin.

Main text in brown ink.

: Plain initials in brown ink over 3 lines. Some of the initials have interior reserved shapes.

: Loose bookmark made of faded red string.

 2 Birgitta Birgersdotter Revelaciones extravagantes PRologus in librum celestium Reuelacionum Extrauagancium Incipiunt Reuelaciones celestes gloriose domine Birgitte de regno Swecie diuinitus reuelate que extrauagantes sunt intitulate predicacio et continuacio verbi dei et in omnibus et pre omnibus humilitas vera et obediencia sine mora Hollman (1956) Birgitta Birgersdotter Revelations to the Popes Iste Reuelaciones que sequuntur loquuntur de summis pontificibus quas Alphonsus non omnes inseruit libris reuelacionum propter imminens scisma Et hanc reuelacionem portauit dominus hemmingus episcopus aboensis et frater petrus prior monasterii aluastra cisterciensis ordinis de regno Swecie. Capitulum primum. Filius dei loquitur ad sponsam dicens Scribe ex parte mea pape Clementi verba hec Verumptamen scias quod anima ista non est cum illis qui descendunt in infernum Nec cum illis qui veniunt ad grauiora examina purgatorii Sed cum illis qui quotidie festinanter appropinquant gracie et visioni maiestatis dei omnipotentis.

The text stops in the middle of , after which a later hand has added the Swedish line herre hennes konglige man. The rest of the page is ruled, but no text.

: ruled and with column numbers on , but no text.

 Jönsson (1997)

Parchment

Contemporary column numbers in red ink a.i.-d.xxxviii. Holes in the parchment, but no loss of text. Holes in the text encircled with dark or red ink. Guidelines in ink. Hybrida.

Nota marks and manicules by a contemporary hand. A modern hand has made cross references to the Revelationes in pencil in the margins.

Main text in black ink, rubrics in red, capitals touched in red.

: Opening plain initial I with interior reserved shapes over 4 lines, in blue with flourishing in red;

: plain initials over 2-3 lines, alternating in red and blue. Some with interior reserved shapes.

 3 Prologue to Sermo Angelicus Prologus in sermone angelico de excellencia virginis Cum beata byrgitta principissa nericie de regno swecie per plures annos habitaret in Roma Qui viuit et regnat perhenniter cum eadem in secula seculorum Explicit prologus de sermone angelico The prologue ends at the top of , after which follows the rubrics for the readings for the Matins and the rubric for the Sermo Angelicus itself, but not the text. Eklund (1972) Cantus sororum Incipiunt hore que cantantur per sorores in monasterio sanctarum marie et byrgitte in wazsteno In dominica Inuitatorium Trinum deum et vnum pronis mentibus adoremus Virginique matri gratulantibus animis iugiter iubilemus. Sancta maria mater domini nostri ihesu christi ... Benedicamus in laudem patris qui matrem suam mariam et cetera. : Benedicamus-versicles. Variants with Alleluia. In dominica istud Benedicamus virginis filio Sabbato istud Benedicamus domino digna tali priuilegio alleluia alleluia alleluia. : Canticle: Ymnus in festiuis beate marie virginis. Collins (1969) Geete (1895) Servatius (1990) AH Regula Salvatoris (The Birgittine rule) Hic incipit Regula sancti saluatoris data diuinitus ab ore christi deuotissime sponse sue domine byrgitte... In dominio Regis noruegie qui est ad septentrionem Labora igitur tu et cooperare quantum poteris Ego autem perficiam dum michi placuerit Eklund (1975) Quattuor orationes Iste oraciones subscripte fuerunt diuinitus reuelate beate B. de regno swecie In ista oracione a deo reuelata beate brigide deuote et pulcre laudatur gloriosa virgo maria de sancta concepcione et infancia sua. Et de omnibus virtuosis actibus et laboribus et magnis doloribus tocius vite sue et de sanctissima morte et assumpcione sua et cetera. Benedicta et venerabilis Sis tu domina mea virgo maria dei mater sanctissima Atque pro hiis qui in purgatorio per eam adiutorium et solamen habuerunt Qui viuis et regnas cum deo patre in vnitate spiritus sancti deus per omnia secula seculorum Amen

: after the text three paragraphs by different hands have been added:

Post ortum domini christi regnantis In festo sancti quod contigit apolinaris

Hic designatur locus in quo carne soluta hanc incepta dies celestibus adnuncit apolinaris

Humilitas vestra est non sum dignus leuare oculos in celum

The third paragraph has space reserved for an initial. Between the second and third paragraphs two words in brown ink have been erased (possibly Hic designa).

 Eklund (1991) Kruse (1892)

Parchment

Running titles in red ink. A few small holes in the parchment. No loss of text. Gothic cursive.

Occasional nota marks and marginal notes/corrections in an ink in a different colour than the main text. There are also corrections made in the text and between the lines, e.g. Brigide has been corrected to Birgitte.

Main text in brown ink, rubrics in red, capitals touched in red.

: Plain initials in red over 2 lines. On , , the initials are flourished in brown ink.

 4 Additions to the rule De castitate Non sufficit castitas carnis nisi comitetur mentis hoc sit in arbitrio confessoris cuius est alleluia et alleluia de abbatissa procurare. : addition by a later hand consisting of 1 column of 39 unnumbered chapter headings to the rule. Nyberg (1972–1974) Eklund (1975)

Parchment

Several repaired holes or tears, e.g. . Some leaves appear to have been trimmed at the top. Guidelines in ink. Gothic cursive.

Substantial annotations and additions in the margins by different hands.

Main text in brown ink, rubrics in red.

: Plain initials in red over 1-2 lines.

 260819 Added facsimile First draft

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