National Library of Sweden, A 104
Manuale diocesis Upsalensis
Sweden, 15th century, second half
Parchment
i, 31, i' leaves
180–185 × 125–130 mm
Latin
Secundo folio
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Foliation
Condition
Textblock
A large number of leaves is missing, both at the beginning and end, resulting in loss of text. The parchment is stained, particularly the first folio, where the ink is also smudged, and around the edges of the first part of the textblock. Traces of glue from an earlier binding in the inner margin of the first and last page. Occasional holes, a couple circled in red (f. 5, f. 14). A small portion of the bottom corner of f. 19 and a sizeable section of the bottom corner of f. 31 have broken off or been cut out.Layout
Additions
Binding/Endleaves
Decorations
Textblock
Main text in black ink; rubrics and instructions in red; capitals touched in red. Guideletters visible.
ff. 1r–31v: plain initials over 2-3 lines in red or green ink, some with interior reserved shapes. The initials on f. 21r, f. 22r, f. 22v, f. 28v, and f. 29r have been decorated with modest flourishes in the contrasting colour. ff. 3v–9v, ff. 10v–11r, ff. 12r–12v, ff. 15v–26r, ff. 27r–29r, ff. 30r–30v: capitals alternating in red and green or red and blue f. 31r: capitals in red.
Provenance
The manuscript belonged to 18th century book collector and librarian at the Royal Library and Antiquities Archive Nils Reinhold Brocman, as evidenced by his hand on the former cover (see note on f. SL1 by Klemming). According to Klemming's note, the former cover had no other marks of ownership.
Acquisition
Upon Brocman's death in 1770, a large part of his book collection was donated to the Antiquities Archive, and this manuscript may have been among those later transferred from there to the National Library.
