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)
└ Language Group within Version
└ Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version
└ Further scholarly subgroup (1)
└ Further scholarly subgroup (2)
Translated/adapted from (Version/Text)
Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition	Klemming (1887-1889), Bampi (2007), Bampi (2014)

Languages
Language of text
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
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)

Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript