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AM 792 4to

Miscellany ; Sweden, 1440-1499

Note
Mainly written in Latin.

Contents

1 (1r-26v)
Sermo St. Augustini
Rubric

de dignitate sacre scripture

Note

Followed by regulations for the mass and christening — with stanzas.

Language of Text
Latin
Text Class
2 (27v)
Sayings
Language of Text
Latin
Text Class
3 (28r-39v)
Disputacio prioris cum anima Guidonis
Rubric

Diſputacio prioris cum anima guidonis

4 (40r-52v)
Cisio Janus
Note

Eith computistic notes In the bottom margin of fol. 40r a note on the effect of some prayers are written upside down in a Swedish-Danish language (Scanian dialect?)

Language of Text
Latin
5 (53r-54v)
On Blood-Letting
Language of Text
Swedish
Text Class
6 (54v)
Astrological Treatise
Note

Synes ufuldendt.

Language of Text
Latin
7 (55r-v)
On Christening
Note

Begins and ends defectively.

Language of Text
Latin
8 (56r-89v)
Grammatical Treatise on Compound Verbs
Note

Written in alphabetical order according to etymons. The top eight lines of fol. 63v are copied onto a slip.

Language of Text
Latin
Text Class
9 (90r)
Love Poem
Incipit

glædhe oc frögd oc hiertans hug

Bibliography
Language of Text
Swedish
Text Class
10 (90v)
Stanza
Note

On anger, the life expectancy of various creatures etc.

Language of Text
Latin
Text Class
11 (90v)
Two Lines from a Ballad
Note

In Scanian dialect?

Language of Text
Swedish
12 (90v)
Pen Trials
Note

In Scanian dialect?

Language of Text
Swedish
13 (91r-114v)
Ordo confitendi
Rubric

Ordo confitendi

Note

Appears to end abruptly on fol. 113v; including some short pieces.

Language of Text
Latin
14 (116r-126v)
Opusculum tripartitum Johannis cancellarii Parisiensis
Rubric

Opusculum tripartitum Johannis cancellarii Parisiensis

Note

The title is written inside a peculiarly flourished initial; appears to end defectively.

Language of Text
Latin
15 (127r-135v)
Stella clericorum
Rubric

Stella clericorum

Colophon

Explicit stella Clericorum Anno domini Mcdl Sabbato quinto post Pascha Lectum vero per honestum virum nicolaum petri locatum lincopensem Collectus vero per me boecium benedicti Scholarem venerabilis viri domini henrici Scolastici lincopensis Pro qua inchoacione et tribulacione Omnipotens deus in secula collaudetur Amen

16 (136r)
Memorial Poems
Language of Text
Latin
Text Class
17 (136r-v)
Old Swedish Hymn
Incipit

Gwd fader han tog ſin ſignade ſon

Bibliography
Language of Text
Swedish
Text Class
18 (137r-139r)
Astrological Treatise
Language of Text
Latin
19 (139r-142r)
Remedy
Note

Divided to seasons and months according to their influence on the human nature.

Language of Text
Swedish
20 (142v)
Latin-Old Swedish Botanical Glossary
Language of Text
Latin (primary); Swedish
21 (139r-146r)
Sermo de Sancto Spiritu et die pentecostes
Note

Followed by some miracles.

Language of Text
Latin
Text Class
22 (147r-162v)
Herbal Treatise
Language of Text
Latin
23 (159v)
Stanza on Numbers
Note

Together with some ornamentation.

Language of Text
Latin
24 (163r-158r)
Grammatical Treatise
Note

Definition of words.

Language of Text
Latin
25 (159v)
Hymn
Note

With musical notation.

Language of Text
Latin
26 (160r-163v)
When the Soul leaves the Body
Rubric

vn mærkelika pwncta ſom ſynduga mænniſker hænder j ddin tha ſiælin vtgar aff legaman

Language of Text
Swedish (primary); Danish
27 (163v-164r)
For People Acknowledging the Suffering of Christ
Rubric

Mænniſkia hedrar tw gerna gwdz pína med hiærtans warkwnnan . tik ſkal wider faras ví godh ting fore thín ddh . oc ví epter ddin

Language of Text
Swedish (primary); Danish
28 (164r-v)
Spiritual Wisdom
Rubric

Sanctus bernardus ſiger andelic wiſdom | ær ad ydmyuga ſik for ſina ſynder

Statement of Responsibility

??Resp.Key.att_en?? : Bernard of Clairvaux

29 (166r-188v)
Gesta Salvatoris
Note

Ends defectively as two leaves are excised.

30 (189r-197v)
The Pilgrim's Guide to the Holy Land
Bibliography

Brandt, Gammeldansk Læsebog 306-310

Lorenzen, Mandevilles rejse 210-215

Language of Text
Danish
31 (198r-205r)
Instructions for Confession
Note

Including a list of various sins.

Language of Text
Latin
32 (205v)
Prima ecclesia videlicet ecclesia sancti johannis lateranensis
Rubric

Prima ecclesia videlicet ecclesia ſancti johannis lateranenſis

Note

On the indulgence connected to the church.

Language of Text
Latin
33 (206r-221v)
Materia trium regum magorum sanctorum
Rubric

Materia trium regum magorum sanctorum

Note

Half of fol. 217v is left blank.

Language of Text
Latin
34 (222r-229v)
Stories from the Childhood of Jesus
Language of Text
Latin
Text Class
35 (230r-236v)
Stanza
Note

Possibly for use in schools. Some leaves before this piece seem to be excised.

Language of Text
Latin
Text Class

Physical Description

Support

Parchment.

No. of leaves
i + 236 + i
Foliation

Traces of an older foliation can be discerned.

Collation
  • I: 1+14, 2+13, 3+12, 4+11, 5+10, 6+9, 7+8
  • II: 15+28 (joined with Japanese paper guard), 16+27 samlet med japanfals, 17+26, 18+25, 19+24, 20+23, 21+22
  • III: 29+38, 30+37, 31+36, 32+35, 33+34
  • IV: 39+54 (joined with Japanese paper guard), 40+53 samlet med japanfals, 41+52, 42+51, 43+50, 44+49, 45+48, 46+47
  • V: 55 put on Japanese paper guard pasted to 67v, 56+67 (joined with Japanese paper guard), 57+66, 58+65, 59+64, 60+63, 61+62
  • VI: 68+79, 69+78, 70+77, 71+76, 72+75, 73+74
  • VII: 80+91 joined by using Japanese paper guard, 81+90, 82+89, 83+88, 84+87, 85+86
  • VIII: 92+101, 93+100, 94+99, 95+98, 96+97
  • IX: 102+113, 103+112, 104+111, 105+110, 106+109, 107+108
  • X: 114 put on Japanese paper guard pasted to 126v, 115+126, 116+125, 117+124, 118+123, 119+132, 120+121
  • XI: 127+136 (joined with Japanese paper guard), 128+135, 129+134, 130+133, 131+132
  • XII: 137+152, 138+151, 139+150, 140+149, 141+148, 142+147, 143+146, 144+145
  • XIII: 153+156, 154+155, 157 joined with meeting guard to 153r, 158 joined with meeting guard to 153r
  • XIV: 159+164, 160+163, 161+162
  • XV: 165+176, 166+175, 167+174, 168+173, 169+172, 170+171
  • XVI: 177 put on Japanese paper guard pasted to 188v, 178 med fals til 188v, 179+188, 180+187, 181+186, 182+185, 183+184.
  • XVII: 189+196, 197 put on a Japanese paper guard pasted to 189r, 190+195, 191+194, 192+193
  • XVIII: 198+205, 199+204, 200+203, 201+202
  • XIX: 206+213, 207+212, 208+211, 209+210
  • XX: 214+217, 215+216
  • XXI: 218+221, 219+220
  • XXII: 222+229, 223+228, 224+227, 225+226
  • XXIII: 230 with guard pasted to 230r, 231 with guard pasted to 230r, 232 with guard pasted to 230r, 233 with guard pasted to 230r, 234 with guard pasted to 230r, 235 with guard pasted to 230r, 236 med fals til 230r
Layout

Mainly written in one column but fols 28r-39v, 127r-135v and 165r-205v are written in two columns. Hist og her kolorerede eller ornamenterede initialer.

Condition

The bottom half of fol. 89 and some leaves are excised.

History

Origin
Written in Sweden in the middle of the fifteenth century or the second half of the fifteenth century (Åström 2003112).
Provenance
Foruden oplysningen om tilblivelsen i stykke 15 bl. 135v, kan mærkes følgende antegnelser, der er nogenlunde samtidige med håndskriftet: Bl. 27v nederst læses i en brevformular: Helſar Jac niels bragde; bl. 43r: j aars; bl. 47v: jac ville ath jac vore j ſtokholm thær ville jac gaſua min hæſt til; bl. 90v jes iuerſſon (?), koningh Kriſtiern gentaget flere gange.

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