Revelationes (Rps 3310 II) is a manuscript of Revelationes by Bridget of Sweden from 14th century.[2]
| Revelationes | |
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| National Library of Poland | |
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| Type | codex |
| Date | between 1375 and 1377 |
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Size | 26,5x18 cm, 425 leaves |
| Accession | Rps 3310 II[1] |
The manuscript, produced in Italy, perhaps in Naples between 1375 and 1377 by Alfonsus de Vadaterra, is one of the oldest surviving copies of the original version of the Revelations.[2] In the second half of the 14th century the manuscript was located in Rome in the possession of Matthaeus de Cracovia, who then brought it to Poland.[2] From at least the 17th century the book was in the library of the prebendaries in the Holy Cross Chapel of the Krakow Cathedral.[3] In 1819 it was presented to the Warsaw Society of the Friends of Science.[3] After the defeat of the November Uprising it was seized by the Russians and taken to St Petersburg.[3] Under the 1921 Treaty of Riga it returned to Poland and was placed in the collection of the National Library of Poland.[2] In 1939 it was evacuated to Canada, from where it returned to Poland in 1959.[2] From May 2024, the manuscript is presented at a permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth.[4][5]
The manuscript consists of 425 leaves, measuring 26,5x18 cm.[1] It contains one full-page miniature shows an episode from the life of St. Bridget, six figurative initials and 409 large red-blue calligraphic initials. [3] The illuminations are attributed to a Neapolitan artist known as Maestro del Seneca dei Girolamini. 409 large red-blue calligraphic initials. [5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Revelationes". Polona. National Library of Poland. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ a b c d e Makowski & Sapała 2024, p. 78–79.
- ^ a b c d More precious than gold 2003, section ″The Revelations of St. Bridget″.
- ^ "Palace of the Commonwealth open to visitors". National Library of Poland. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ a b Makowski & Sapała 2024, p. 74.
Bibliography
edit- Makowski, Tomasz; Sapała, Patryk, eds. (2024). The Palace of the Commonwealth. Three times opened. Treasures from the National Library of Poland at the Palace of the Commonwealth. Warsaw: National Library of Poland.
- Tchórzewska-Kabata, Halina; Dąbrowski, Maciej, eds. (2003). More precious than gold. Treasures of the Polish National Library (electronic version) (PDF). Translated by Dorosz, Janina. Warsaw: National Library of Poland. ISBN 83-7009-402-3.
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