National Library of Sweden, A 241 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/101211 CC BY 4.0 Sweden Stockholm National Library of Sweden National Library of Sweden A 241 Bartolomeo Facio, De vitae felicitate dialogus

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Foliated in pencil by a modern hand. Nec uero me 1-9(8), 10(4)

VisColl collation

13 lines written in pencil in Swedish by a modern hand.

13 lines written in pen in Swedish and signed Per Hierta

The manuscript has been rebound at some point, but a rectangle (125x75 mm) of the original cover has been preserved as a centrepiece in the new binding. The newer binding is in brown leather with tooled decoration, four raised bands on the spine, and two pairs of straps made of cloth to keep the book closed. The original binding is in dark brown leather with tooled decoration, gilded vegetative ornaments (acanthus?), and in the centre surrounded by vegetative ornaments a gilded coat of arms. Coat of arms: a combination of the Crown of Aragon and the Duchy of Calabria.

The previous owner, Per Hierta, argues in a note on that the gold tooled decoration on the original cover is the oldest known example of this technique known to him.

15th century Italy . The coat of arms found on the remains of the original cover may point to an owner from the neapolitan royal family, cf. Marinis (1952–1957) .

The manuscript appears to have remained in Italy until the 17th century. The owner signature on probably points to Antonino Amico (1586-1641), canon and historian in Palermo. The manuscripts later fate is unknow, but at some point it was acquired by its last known owner, the book collector Per Hierta (1864-1924). His notes and signatures are found on .

Donation from the collection of Per Hierta to the National Library in the first half of the 20th century.

 Scipioni (2011) 1 Bartolomeo Facio Prologue to the dialogue Ad Alfonsvm Regem gloriosissimum Bartholomaei Facii in dialogvm de vitae felicitate proemium incipit feliciter HUMANAE VITAE conditionem sepius Reputanti mihi Rex sapientissime illud maxime mirandum uideri solet Quem si maiestatis tue grauissimo iudicio probari sensero gaudebo Neque amplissimum Laboris mei fructum maximumque a te minus consecutum existimabo Bartolomeo Facio De humanae vitae felicitate dialogus INCIPIT DIALOGVS CVM ANTONIVS panormita clarus et singularis poeta iureque consultus ferariam sese alii contulisset et Guarino preceptori nostro ostendas quorum alterius gratia parte inire alterius augere si modo possim uehementer cupio Vale : blank Facio (1611)

Parchment

Quire signature (1-10) in pencil by a modern hand in inner margin. : signs of what looks like liquid spill in the bottom margin. Does not affect the text. Ruling in light brown ink, only visible on some pages. humanist minuscule

Above Regem in the rubric a contemporary hand has added neapolitam in brown ink.

Bottom margin, in brown ink by a modern hand: Ex Bibliotheca Antonini de Amico Regii Historiographi et Canonici Parnormitani

Rubrics in red. Names of the speakers in the dialogue written in capitals in red and brown ink.

: elaborate white vine-stem inital H over 4 lines in gold inhabited by a painted putto. Part of the vegetative ornament extends along the entire inner margin. Main colours: blue, green, and pink. : elaborate white vine-stem inital C over 3 lines in gold with ornamentation in blue, pink, and green. : Capitals sometimes hanging in the outer margin.

coloured red.

First published Added facsimile First draft

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