National Library of Sweden, A 76 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 Robin Böckerman manuscripta.se: A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden https://www.manuscripta.se/ms/101094 CC BY 4.0 Sweden Stockholm National Library of Sweden National Library of Sweden A 76 v9gj8q4gspkhz9sw 004841560 St Birgitta, Revelations (fragment)

Western paper

Modern foliation in pencil.

Top left corner: National Library book label with the current signum.

Top of page in dark ink by a modern hand: Omslag från Räkenskaper i Malmö rådhus arkiv. Aflemnade till K. Bibl. Oktober 1884.

Modern binding. Marbled carboard binding. , printed on label: Fragmentum Revelationum S. Birgittae.

15th century, first half.

Origin and early provenance unknown. At some point the codex, which the fragments belonged to, ended up in Malmö, where it was dismembered and the fragments used as covers/wrappings for financial accounts. This happened sometime before , the year noted on . The accounts belonged to the church and the hospital in Malmö. Later they were kept at the archive of Malmö town hall (Malmö rådhusarkiv).

Transferred from the archive of Malmö town hall to the National Library in .

 1 Birgitta Birgersdotter Fragments of the Revelations, Books 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6. heliia 3:us mons erat fortitudo sampsonis cognicionem voluntatis mee quam si mandata non This collection consists of ten leaves from the same codex. The leaves belong to the following books of the Revelations:: Rev. 1, 51:7-52:12; : Rev. 1, 4:9-6:2; : Rev. 1, 10:15-10:33; : Rev. 2, 6:24-7:28; : Rev. 5, 15:44-16:21; : Rev. 6, 93:2-97:10; : Rev. 6, 12:7-15:17; : Rev. 4, 106:2-107:25; : Rev. 4, 102:9-106:2; : Rev. 6, 16:1-19:27.

Parchment The leaves have been trimmed to a varying degree.

: Running titles in red ink. The leaves are stained and torn. Text still legible. : text missing at top and bottom because of trimming. Guidelines in ink. Gothic cursive

Notes in the margins in ink by late medieval/early-modern hands. These notes pertain to the late use of the fragments as wrappings/covers for financial accounts.

Main text in dark brown ink.

: plain initials over 2-3 lines (+ extending below the line) in red, green or blue.

 First published 260602 First draft

Left cover, outside Left cover, inside ⟨f. Ir⟩ ⟨f. Iv⟩ f. 1r f. 1v f. 2r f. 2v f. 3r f. 3v f. 4r f. 4v f. 5r f. 5v f. 6r f. 6v f. 7r f. 7v f. 8r f. 8v f. 9r f. 9v f. 10r f. 10v ⟨f. I´r⟩ ⟨f. I´v⟩ Right cover, inside Right cover, outside Head Fore-edge Tail Spine Overview Color-card