Warszawa, Biblioteka Narodowa, 3310, late 14th century (Tb).
Parchment manuscript, 265 x 180 mm. 425 ff. Text entered in single columns. Formerly called Lat. Q.v.I.123, referring to the Imperial Public Library in St. Petersburg.
ff. 1r–3v: Prologus magistri Mathie by Mathias Lincopensis.
(Prologus magistri Mathie)ff. 3v–6r: List of rubrics in Rev. I.
ff. 6v–58r: Rev. I by St. Birgitta (f. 35 damaged; 58r followed by two missing leaves).
(Revelationes)f. 59r–60v: List of rubrics in Rev. II.
ff. 60v–95v: Rev. II by St. Birgitta (f. 60 damaged).
(Revelationes)ff. 95v–98r: List of rubrics in Rev. III.
ff. 98r–119v: Rev. III by St. Birgitta (fives leaves lost containing ch. 14:13–20:4).
(Revelationes)ff. 119v–124br: List of rubrics in Rev. IV.
f. 124bv: Blank, followed by missing leaf.
ff. 124r–216v: Rev. IV by St. Birgitta (starting at ch. 2:3, "In alia vero statera" etc., preceeded by missing leaf).
(Revelationes)ff. 217r–223v: List of rubrics in Rev. V.
ff. 223v–224r: Prologue to Rev. V.
f. 224: Illustration.
ff. 225r–253v: Rev. V by St. Birgitta (followed by two missing leaves).
(Revelationes)ff. 254r–263v: List of rubrics in Rev. VI.
ff. 264r–347v: Rev. VI by St. Birgitta.
(Revelationes)ff. 348r–351: List of rubrics in Rev. VII.
f. 351v: Prologue to Rev. VII (followed by missing leaf).
ff. 352–379v: Rev. VII by St. Birgitta (ends at ch. 30:11, followed by three missing leaves).
(Revelationes)
Late 14th century, possibly made in 1379.
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The Warsaw manuscript is likely the oldest preserved manuscript of the Revelations. It has its origins in Naples, copied in 1379. It is closely related to (and maybe slightly earlier than) New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, M. 498, late 14th century (Y) and also related to Palermo, Biblioteca Nazionale, IV G 2, late 14th century (P).
The manuscript was probably produced for Matheus of Kraków, who was part of the examining commission for the canonization of Birgitta (see the discussion in Aili & Svanlund, I.23–27).
Mentioned manuscripts:
Aili, Hans & Svanberg, Jan. 1994. Två tidiga Birgittahandskrifter – en återfunnen och en brunnen. Iconografisk post 1994:1, pp. 28–40.
Aili, Hans & Svanberg, Jan. 2003. Imagines Sanctae Birgittae. I. Text, II. Plates. Stockholm: Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, I. pp. 133–143, II. pl. 2, 4, 7, 10, 13, 18, 21, 35.
Lindgren, Mereth. 1993. Ett återupptäckt Birgittamanuskript. Iconografisk post 1993:4, pp. 1–15.
Lindgren, Mereth. 1994. Om Birgittamanuskript. Iconografisk post 1994:2, pp. 35–38.
Nyberg, Tore. 1994. Birgittahandskriften i Warszawa. Iconografisk post 1994:2, pp. 33–35.
Sancta Birgitta. Revelaciones lib. II. 2001. Carl-Gustaf Undhagen† & Birger Bergh (ed.), p. 9. Stockholm. Available at Litteraturbanken.
Sancta Birgitta. Revelaciones lib. III. 1998. Ann-Mari Jönsson (ed.). Stockholm, pp. 22 f. Available at Litteraturbanken.
Sawicka, Stanisława. 1935. Les principaux manuscrits a peintures de la Bibliotheque Nationale de Varsovie. Bulletin de la Societe francaise de reproductions de manuscrits a peintures 19, pp. 86–96.