Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 2

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Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
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  • Cod. 2
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Date
  • 12th century
  • 1143-1197
Language
  • Latin
Title
  • Vitae sanctorum et passionum martyrum. Pars aestivalis
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  • This codex contains over a hundred lives of the saints and acts of the martyrs, most of them accompanied by rubricated initials and incipits. Aside from a few decorated initials, also red, there is no book decoration. The layout of the manuscript and the careful preparation of the parchment with artful colored needlework express the tradition of the scriptorium under Abbot Frowin (1143-1178). The staid script in black ink, often interrupted by another finer hand, sets this volume apart from the others from Frowin’s library; it is therefore also possible that this codex was made under Frowin’s successor, Berchtold (1178-1197).
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  • e-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
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