St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 398

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St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
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  • Cod. Sang. 398
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  • 10th century
  • 11th century
  • about the year 1000
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  • Latin
Title
  • Benedictiones episcopales
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  • A Benedictional from the diocese of Mainz, written and decorated with about 200 gold initials and a full-page miniature of Christ as Savior of the World; from about the year 1000, during the tenure of Archbishop Willigis (975-1011). Obtained by the Cloister of St. Gall at an unknown point in time (oldest evidence: in St. Gall by about 1600). It contains the prayers of benediction to be sung by the bishop, ordered according to the church year.
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