Parchment, 2ff., c. 15,5 × 11 cm; Denmark, saec. XV
Fragments 5067-5068 form part of MS NKS 1894 2°, a minor collection of primarily post-medieval fragments of Danish provenance
Fragm. 5067 contains texts for the saints Vincentius (January 22), Brigida (February 1), Blasius (February 3), Ansgarius (February 3 or 4) and Dorothea (February 6)
Fragm. 5068 contains texts for the following saints, all celebrated in June: Vilhelmus abbas (June 16), Botulphus (June 17), Marcus & Marcellianus (June 18), Gervasius & Prothasius (June 19) and Albanus (June 22)
The two leaves were part of a book that was probably produced in the abbey of Æbelholt in Northern Sealand
The fragments have been used as part of a binding. According to a notice by Ellen Jørgensen, the fragments were 'found in the office of the chief librarian 1924'
Bibl.: Erik Petersen, Hagiographica. Brudstykker af en kanoniseret kulturarv. In: Umisteligt. Festskrift til Erland Kolding Nielsen, København 2007, p. 37-53
Erik Petersen
