Missal, “Helgeandshusmissal”

Sweden, Stockholm, 1460

parchment

ii, 297, ii' leaves

210–215 × 130–140 mm

2 units

Latin

Unit 1

1 (f. 1r) Mnemonic verses and prayers

Note: The text consists of some mnemonic verses, collect prayers and a distich. See Frithz (1976), p. 29, n. 25–26. On the distichon, see Walther (1963–1986), p. 2786. See Additions for the the text below the prayers and f. 1v.

2 (ff. 2r–7v) Calendar

Note:

Notable feasts:

f. 2r: Henrik (19 Jan.);

f. 2v: Sigfrid (15 Feb.);

f. 3v: Helena (5 Apr.);

f. 4r: Gangulphus (11 May);

Erik (18 May);

f. 4v: Eskil (12 Jun.);

Botulf (17 Jun.);

f. 5r: David (15 July, contemporary addition);

Botvid (28 Jul.);

Olof (29 Jul.);

Elin (31 Jul.);

f. 6v: Birgitta (7 Oct.).

Regarding the veneration of Saint Gangulphus in Stockholm, see Frithz (1976), p. 70.

3 (ff. 8v–10r) Blessing of salt and water

Rubric: Exorcismus salis et aque

Incipit: Exorzizo (!) te creatura salis per deum

Explicit: defendat omnes habitantes in hoc habitaculo Per christum dominum nostrum Amen

4 (ff. 10va–10vb) Reading from Luke

Rubric: lucam

Incipit: In illis Ibat ihesus in ciuitatem que vocatur naym (Luke 7:11)

Explicit: in nobis et quia deus uisitauit plebem suam (Luke 7:16)

Unit 2

1 (ff. 11ra–136va) Proper of time

Rubric: dominica prima prima (!) in aduentus

Incipit: AD te leuaui animam meam

Explicit: Ite missa alleluia alleluia alleluia

Note:

The Proper of time begins with the First Sunday of Advent and the first part ends with Holy Saturday. The Proper of time is continued after the Ordo and Canon missae.

f. S34Av is a parchment slip measuring ca 80x60 mm. It carries text on the verso with a signe-de-renvoi refering to text on f. 35ra. The leaves f. 123a and f. 292 are also parchment slips of a similar size and function.

ff. 11A, 18A, 21A, 28A, 51A, 53A, 54A, 60A, 67A, 72A, 75A, 103A, 108A, 131A, 135A: dummy leaves inserted.

2 (ff. 136va–140rb) Ordo and Canon missae

Rubric: de beata virgine glorificaciones

Incipit: Gloria in excelsis deo

Explicit: et per te incepta finiatur Per christum

Note:

Canon image and most of the the Ordo and Canon missae missing because of a lost quire. The last rubric on f. 137v is ‘benediccio aque’. After this a singleton and an entire quire would have followed, but these are now lost; the first rubric on f. 138r is ‘hic leuat manus sursum dicans’.

ff. 137A–137B: dummy leaves inserted.

3 (ff. 140rb–204rb) Proper of time (continued)

Rubric: In die resureccionis domini

Incipit: Resurrexi et adhuc tecum

Explicit: tue medicacionis dono curetur per domino

Note:

The Proper of time continues with Easter Sunday and ends with the Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity.

ff. 149A, 157A–157B, 159A, 166A, 169A, 176A: dummy leaves inserted. Text missing after f. 157 (one leaf).

4 (ff. 204rb–205va) Dedication of the church

Rubric: In dedicacione

Incipit: TErribilis est locus iste

Explicit: te ducente peruenire mereatur Per dominum nostrum

5 (ff. 205va–207vb) Mass of the Five Wounds

Rubric: de quinque wlneribus officium

Incipit: Hvmiliauit semet ipsum

Explicit: paradysi ianuas gaudiaque eterna introire mereamur Qui vnus

6 (ff. 208ra–269vb) Proper of saints

Rubric: In vigilia sancti Andree apostoli

Incipit: Deus secus mare galylee vidit duos fratres (Matt. 4:18)

Explicit: saturnini tibi reddat acceptos

Note:

The Proper of saints begins with the vigil for Saint Andrew (29 November) and ends with Saint Saturnin (29 November).

f. 218rb: St Henrik;

f. 219va: St Erik with translation;

f. 226rb: St Sigfrid;

f. 234vb: St Gangulphus;

f. 235vb: St Eskil;

f. 236va: St Botulf;

f. 244ra: St David;

f. 247va: St Botvid;

f. 247vb: St Olof;

f. 249ra: St Elin;

f. 263rb: St Birgitta.

f. 234A, f. 240A: dummy leaves inserted.

7 (ff. 269vb–294va) Common of saints

Rubric: In vigilia vnius apostoli

Incipit: Ego autem sicut oliua (Ps. 51:10)

Explicit: virginis tue intercessio veneranda

Note:

f. 269vb: Common of one apostle;

f. 273vb: Common of one martyr;

f. 277vb: Common of martyrs;

f. 284va: Common of confessors;

f. 290va: Common of one virgin.

8 (ff. 294va–298vb) Votive masses

Rubric: Incipiunt misse votiue et primo de sancta trinitate

Incipit: Benedicta sit sancta trinitas

Explicit: et usque ad futurum [mut.]

Note:

Votive masses of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit and the Holy Cross.

ff. 296vb–298vb: Mass of the Virgin Mary. The text ends in an incomplete mass for Ascension to Advent, and Candlemas to Easter.

Physical Description

Support

Binding/Endleaves

Locus: ff. LCI, SL1, SR2, RCI

Support: Parchment

Locus: ff. SL2, SR1

Note: f. SL1 and SR2 are modern parchment leaves, SL2 and SR1 are the original pastedowns. Fragments_1 are the original spine linings.

Leaf dimensions: 210 × 130 mm

Unit 1

Locus: ff. 1r–10v

Support: Parchment

Leaf dimensions: 215 × 140 mm

Unit 2

Locus: ff. 11r–298v

Support: Parchment

Leaf dimensions: 215 × 140 mm

Foliation

Modern foliation in pencil. Errors in foliation: f. 1-34, 34a, 35-123, 123a, 124-140, 140a, 141-298 (not taking into account the dummy leaves).

Unit 2

ff. 11v–298v: Contemporary foliation in red ink in the upper margin on the verso: a i - q viii.

Collation

Note: VisColl collation Note: The original quire structure consists of quinternions or quaternions with two singletons added. There are also several singletons (often in the form of slips) added to the quinternions. Quire 14 lacks 2 leaves and quire 16 lacks 1. After the modern rebinding dummy leaves haved been added to the singletons creating a new structure consisting mainly of sesternions. The viscoll collation shows the modern stucture with dummy leaves marked in blue. This collation is based on former librarian Anna Wolodarski's work.

Signatures: Modern quire signatures in the bottom inner margin of the first recto of each quire.

Catchwords: Catchwords in black ink in a red scroll.

Condition

Binding/Endleaves

New flyleaves. Original flyleaves and strips used as liners for the spine bound together with the first and last quire. Original flyleaves consist of fragment from a Psalter (f. SR1r seems to be Ps. 118).

Unit 1

Parchment stiff and the first folios are dirty and dark. Possibly water damaged.

Unit 2

Parchment darkened and dirty. The manuscript seems to have suffered a liquid spill. Holes in the parchment on several leaves, but no loss of text. The holes in the text are encircled in red ink, e.g. f. 134. Some holes have been repaired, e.g. on f. 63r. The lower, outer corner of some leaves have been cut or torn off, but with no loss of text, e.g. f. 53. Dummy leaves inserted on: ff. 11A, 18A, 21A, 28A, 51A, 53A, 54A, 60A, 67A, 72A, 75A, 103A, 108A, 131A, 135A, 137A–137B, 149A, 157A–157B, 159A, 166A, 169A, 176A, 234A, 240A. Text missing after f. 137and f. 157. pp. 1–74: a gathering of modern paper added as support.

Layout

Unit 1

Layout 1

Locus: ff. 2r–7v

Columns: 4

Ruled lines: 33

Written area: 150 × 95 mm

Note: Ruled in ink, guidelines in ink.

Layout 2

Locus: ff. 8v–10r

Columns: 1

Ruled lines: 22

Written area: 145 × 100 mm

Note: Ruled in ink, guidelines in ink.

Unit 2

Locus: ff. 11–298

Columns: 2

Ruled lines: 25

Written area: 145 × 100 mm

Note: Ruling and guidelines in dark ink. Pricking in margins.

Script

Unit 1

Hand 2

Gothic textualis.

Unit 2

Hand 1

Gothic textualis.

Additions

Binding/Endleaves

(LCI) Top left corner: National Library modern ex libris.

(ff. Note_1r–Note_2v) Attached to (f. SL1r) a handwritten note in a 18th/19th c. hand in dark ink in Latin + additions by a later hand (?) in Swedish.

Unit 1

(f. 1r) Below the prayers in a cursive hand: ‘Istud missale fecit scribi dominus gummundus pie memorie quondam capellanus domus sancti spiritus de propria pecunia anno domini mcdlxo [...] plura bona fecit fieri’.

(f. 1v) Note dated 1524 on the confiscation of silver from Helgeandshuset on Gustav Vasa’s behalf by Paval Skolte, superintendent of the hospital in 1519-21 and 1523.

(f. 8r) Note in Swedish on a donation made by Hans Laurensson Klysieur (Hans Krokfooth) to the hospital, dated 1506.

Unit 2

(ff. 11r–298v) Additions and corrections by a the scribe or a contemporary hand throughout, often with the use of signe-de-renvoi, e.g. (f. 179r). Scattered marginal additions by other medieval hands, e.g. (f. 53r).

Decorations

Unit 1

Description:

Main text in black ink, rubrics in red.

Initials:

(ff. 2r–7v): Simple inital KL in blue and red over 2-3 lines with flourishing in brown and red ink. (f. 8v): Chapter puzzle initial E over 3 lines in blue and red, counter space filled in with lines in brown ink. (ff. 8v–10v): plain initials over 2 lines alternating in blue and red.

Unit 2

Description:

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

Initials:

(f. 11r): opening puzzle initial A over 6 lines in red and blue. Counter space filled with vegetative ornaments in red and blue. Flourishing in red above the initial. Similar intials are found at the beginning of new sections on ff. 22r, 140r, 156r, 161v, 170r, 171r, 204r, 208r. Some of these initals have more elaborate flourishing, e.g. (f. 161v). (ff. 11r–298v): plain initials over 1-3 lines alternating in red and blue.

Bookmarks:

(f. 23), (f. 137), (f. 205): page mark in parchment. (f. 167r): red multi-ply bookmark.

Musical Notation

Unit 2

f. 138: square notation on 4 lines.

Binding

Description:

Late medieval binding. Dark brown leather over wooden boards. 5 double raised bands and endbands. 2 hook-clasp fastenings. Spine, blind stamped ‘A 50 a’.

Original endleaves consist of fragments from a Psalter.

Binding dimensions: 225 × 165 × 120 mm

Tooling:

Blind tooling. Panel design of fillets forming lozenges and triangles.

Bookmarks:

f. 23, f. 137, f. 205: 3 pagemarks of tawed skin, visible at Fore-edge.

Condition: Leather worn. Repaired and rebacked in the second part of the 20th century. Original endleaves and spine liners removed and bound at the front and back. Endbands visible.

Contemporary: Yes

History

Origin

Sweden, Stockholm, 1460. Written for the chapel of Helgeandshuset (Hospital of the Holy Ghost) in Stockholm.

Provenance

Some time after the dissolution of Helgeandshuset in 1531, the manuscript was probably transferred to Stockholm Cathedral (Storkyrkan), cf. Note_1v – Note_2r by G.E. Klemming.