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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire/Kantons- und Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. L 4
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    e-codices
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire/Kantons- und Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Carthusian Monastery „La Lance“ (Canton of Vaud)
    • The liturgical content of this manuscript corresponds to that in use among the Carthusians.
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 218
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    e-codices
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    14th century, 1371
    Language
    French
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    • Abbey of Fleury (Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire)
    • Guillaume de Marchaut was one of the most important poets and composers of the middle ages in France.
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 427
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
    Date
    15th century, third quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • area of Lyon
    • The cosmology of the Lyon physician and astrologer Louis de Lange treats the formation of the world and
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 2106
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, probably not after the middle of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • probably the Dominican Monastery of Basel
    • leaves were found in 1895 by state archivist Paul Schweizer in book bindings in the State Archives of
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 330
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, second half of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
    • Alcuin of York, c 735-804
    • John Cassian, c 360-c 432, Abbot of Saint-Victor
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 148
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    16th century
    Language
    French
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    • Abbey of Fleury (Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire)
    • Tristan, written by Pierre Sala of Lyon in the years 1520-1528, derives from the medieval Italian tradition
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 214
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, third quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    Alemannic
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    • Birgitta of Sweden
    • This prayer book from the third quarter of the 15th century contains prayers and treatises.
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 70/2
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, ca. 1457-1482
    Language
    French
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    • area of Lyon
    • The chronicle, which consists of 6 books, is a compilation of mythological, biblical and legendary stories.The
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    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 378
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    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1470/1471
    Language
    Latin
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    • Ambrose Autpert, c 730-784, Abbot of San Vicenzo al Volturno
    • This illustrated breviary for the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine was produced in 1470/1471 in Lombardy
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 44
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 1080-1096
    Language
    Latin
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    • Hilary, Saint, Bishop of Poitiers, d. 367?
    • This is a careful copy of Hilary’s De fide sive de trinitate with a page with a decorative ‬initial‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 97
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 10th century, around 900
    Language
    Latin
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    • Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397
    • Gregory, of Nazianzus, Saint
    • A summary presentation of Christian ethics by the early church father Ambrose (about 339 - 397), De officiis
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    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne, Ms. 9
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    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne
    Date
    15th century, first half of the 15th century
    Language
    French, Latin
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    • Abbey of Fleury (Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire)
    • Book of Hours following the custom of the Diocese of Besançon, with the calendar in French.
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 60
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    14th century, around 1346
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bologna, Master of 1346 and l'Illustratore
    • It is a distinctive testimony to the masterly page layout of legal texts, where the main text is usually
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    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne, A2598
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    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne
    Date
    18th century
    Language
    French
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    • The document contains the religious vows, the deaths of the sisters as well as their obituaries, all
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 14
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    14th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Beatty, Alfred Chester, Unspecified, of Add MS 43460
    • Italy, copied by Leon ben Joshua de Rossi of Cesena
    • This Latin parchment manuscript from the 14th century contains a comprehensive commentary by jurists of
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    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 451
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    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    14th century, second quarter of the 14th century
    Language
    Alemannic, German
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    • Dominican Convent, region of Zurich
    • The Solothurn Legendary is the earliest example of a collection of legends in the German language.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 292
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 12th century, part 1: 11th century / part 2: 11th or 12th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland) (?)
    • The manuscript consists of two codices bound together (part 1: pp. 1-198; part 2: pp. 199-210), written
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    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek, Ms. C 43
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    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland)
    • , Sacramentarium Gelasianum, Sacramentarium Ambrosianum), which contains texts for the main prayers of
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 32
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Abbey of Fleury (Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire)
    • This 15th century Book of Hours following the custom of Paris also contains a complete biblical Psalter
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 73
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    15th century, 1461
    Language
    Bavarian
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    • East Upper German-speaking region (Region of Bavaria/Austria)
    • This manuscript contains the German version of the Gesta Romanorum, a collection of anecdotes and tales