Stockholm Kungliga biblioteket HS A 49

Manuscript Identification
Reference Number	OldSwedish2
Location	Stockholm, Kungliga biblioteket
Siglum/Shelfmark	HS A 49
Page/Folio range	189r–209r

Textual Content and Tradition
Standardised title of narrative	Sju vise mästare
Incipit or textual title
Version (siglum)	A (Seven Sages)
└ Language Group within Version	Old Swedish Version A
└ Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version	Old Swedish Redaction B
└ Further scholarly subgroup (1)
└ Further scholarly subgroup (2)
Translated/adapted from (Version/Text)	Latin Version A
Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition	Klemming (1887-1889), Bampi (2007), Bampi (2014)

Languages
Language of text	Old Swedish
Regional or specific Language of text
Source for regional or specific Language of text

Digitisation and Editions
Digitisation	Finnish Literature Society: https://www.codicesfennici.fi/items/show/112
Modern Editions	Klemming (1887-1889)

Note
the major (older) part was written in Vadstena Abbey, Sweden; the part written in Finland, where the Sju vise mästare belongs to, is younger (see Bampi 2007, p. 29-30 and Bampi 2014, p. 248)

Authorship and Production
Scribe
Author
Place of Manuscript Production	Birgittine nunnery of Nådendal, Finland
Date of Manuscript Production	1400 - 1450
Source of Date of Manuscript Production	Bampi (2014)

Physical Description
Material	Paper
Total pages/folios in Manuscript
Height
Width
Script style/form
Prose or verse	Prose
Illustrations	No

Contents and Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript	Part I: Vita S. Ansgarii (Snacti ansgarii hälgha lifwerne) a story about the life of S. George from Armenia a report in letter form about the life of S. Bernard (Formula honeste vite sancti bernardi) Barlaam and Josaphat Part II: excerpt from a "book of herbs" text on the joys of the Virgin Mary short quotation from the revelations of Mechthild Sju vise mästare ... followed by prayers and a formula of protection given by Pope Clemens (incomplete) short legend about a virgin named Maria (incomplete) devotional text based on Meditationes vite Christi Part III: devotional texts for meditations prayers a legend about Saint Germanus some spiritual meditations two legends (see Bampi 2007, p. 30)

Catalogues and Research Literature
Catalogue
Modern Research Literature	Klemming (1887-1889), Bampi (2007), Bampi (2014), Klemming (1860), Carlquist (2002), Klockars (1979), Henning (1960), Carlquist (2007)

Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript