Chronicle of the archbishops of Uppsala until 1472

Sweden, 15th century, second half.

Paper

ii, 3, ii' leaves

215 × 140–145 mm

Latin

1 (ff. 1r–3v) Chronicle of the bishops of Uppsala

Incipit: Primus episcopus upsalensis fuit Euerinus secundus Nycolaus

Explicit: ibique diem clausit extremum Anno domini mcdlxvii xviii Kalendas Januarii que fuit feria 3a post lucie In Borkholm

Physical Description

Secundo folio

dicta renunciacio

Support

Binding/Endleaves

Locus: LCI, ff. SL1–SL2, SR1–SR2, RCI

Support: Paper

Leaf dimensions: 215 × 145 mm

Textblock

Locus: ff. 1–3

Support: Paper

Leaf dimensions: 215 × 140 mm

Foliation

Modern foliation in pencil.

Condition

Textblock

Paper dirty and torn. The ink in the main texts is blotchy in places and makes some words difficult to read.

Layout

Locus: ff. 1r–3v

Columns: 1

Written lines: 31

Written area: 170 × 110 mm

Note: Guidelines in ink.

Script

Textblock

Hand 1

Gothic cursive.

Additions

Binding/Endleaves

(LCI) Upper left corner: National Library book label with current signum.

(f. SL2r) Upper right corner in pencil by a modern hand: ‘med hskr kyrkhist.’; lower left corner in ink: ‘1903/106’(accession number).

(f. SL2v) Centre page in black ink by a modern hand: ‘Krönika öfver Erkebiskoparna i Upsala till 1472. Ed. Schefferus, Benzelius, Hildebrand, Annerstedt. Paululum Varians’.

Textblock

(f. 1r) Lower margin, in black ink by early modern or modern hand: ‘Chronicon Epsc. et Archi Episc. Upsalensium’.

(f. 2v) Lower margin, in pale black ink by a contemporary hand (probably by the scribe): 3 lines of text.

(f. 3v) Centre page, below the main text, in pale brown ink by a contemporary hand: ‘Anno domini mcdlxxii translatus est dominus iohannes predictus de ølandia ad upsalam et sepultus honoriter cum fratre suo domino dauid in supradicta choro up[--- 2 chars ---] cum parentibus suis et archiepiscopo die xxvii aprilis; in black ink: [--- 2 chars ---] magister n[--- 2 chars ---]i Joannes Nicoli[--- 2 chars ---] ’

Decorations

Textblock

Description:

Main text in brown ink.

Binding

Description:

Modern bidning. Marbled paper and parchment over cardboard. LCO, in ink: ‘Krönika öfver ärkebisk. i Uppsala 1472.’; stamped in gold: ‘A 131’.

Binding dimensions: 220 × 150 × 5 mm

Contemporary: No

History

Origin

Sweden, 15th century, second half. Last dated passage of the main text is from 1467 and from 1472 in the addition below the main text.

Provenance

Early provenance unknown. According to a librarian's note the chronice belonged to Carl Fredrik Fredenheim during the 18th century. From him it was transferred to the Swedish Academy.