National Library of Sweden, A 161a 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/101145 CC BY 4.0 Sweden Stockholm National Library of Sweden National Library of Sweden A 161a 8qb26kbn6tjbjvvq 004852189 Bonaventure, Life of St Francis of Assisi (fragment) Modern foliation in pencil.

3 detached bifolia.

The fragment is stored unbound in a modern protective cover.

14th/15th century

Origin and early provenance unknown. The fragment was previously kept at the Archive of the Royal Chancery (Kammararkivet). The numbers visible on probably indicate that the leaves have been used as wrappings for accounts.

Transferred from the archive of the royal chancery (Kammararkivet) to the National Library.

 Lampen (1945) 1 Bonaventure Life of St Francis of Assisi (fragment) alter per ordinem narrarunt sed transitum et reditum cithare The fragment seems to contain excerpts from the so-called Legenda maior sancti Francisci by Bonaventure. For example, the first bifolium contains text from chapter 22-23, followed by chapter 18. Legendae S. Francisci Assisiensis saeculis XIII et XIV conscriptae, vol. X

Parchment

The parchment is stained, but the text legible. The leaves have been trimmed. Ruling and guidelines in ink. Gothic textualis.

Outer margin, identification of text in ink by a modern hand; lower margin, 4 numbers written in ink.

Outer margin, text identification in ink by a modern hand.

Lower margin, in brown ink (upside down): ?itt X? est.

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

: plain initial over 2 lines in red with flourishing in black;

: plain intials over 1 line in red or blue with flourishing in black or red.

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