Stockholm Kungliga biblioteket HS A 49
From The Seven Sages of Rome
Manuscript Identification
Reference Number
OldSwedish2
Location
Siglum / Shelfmark
HS A 49
Page / Folio range
189r–209r
Textual Content & Tradition
Standardised title of narrative
Version (siglum)
Language Group within Version
Further scholarly subgroup (2)
Translated / adapted from (Version/Text)
Latin Version A
Source for textual relationship
Digitisation & Editions
Digitisation
Finnish Literature Society: https://www.codicesfennici.fi/items/show/112
Modern Editions
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 & Production
Place of Production
Date of Production
1400 - 1450
Source of Date of Production
Physical Description
Contents & 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
Catalogues & Research Literature
Catalogue
Modern Research Literature
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