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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 985
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1467
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • This manuscript from 1467, which first belonged to the convent of the Poor Clares at Freiburg in Breisgau
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    Aarau. Staatsarchiv Aargau, AA/0446
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    e-codices
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    Aarau. Staatsarchiv Aargau
    Date
    15th century, 16th century, begun around 1480, with additions until about 1530
    Language
    German
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    • Abbey of Königsfelden (Switzerland)
    • Copies and regesta of privileges and documents from the 14th to the 16th century concerning Königsfelden
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    St. Paul in Kärnten. Stiftsbibliothek St. Paul im Lavanttal, 30-1
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    e-codices
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    St. Paul in Kärnten. Stiftsbibliothek St. Paul im Lavanttal
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • Guitmund of Aversa, d c 1095, Bishop of Aversa
    • Lanfranc of Canterbury, c 1010-1089, Archbishop of Canterbury
    • Hugh, of Saint-Victor, 1096?-1141
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 135
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    e-codices
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    14th century, 14th century (about 1350-1370?)
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • "De Balneis Puteolanis", a didactic poem by the Salerno physician Petrus de Ebulo, describes the health
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 191(277)
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    e-codices
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 9th century, 8th / 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 329-379
    • Leo I, d 461, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Bernold of Constance
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. A 45
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    e-codices
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    1479-1482
    Language
    German, Latin
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    • Abbey of Königsfelden (Switzerland)
    • s story of Peter von Hagenbach, a song about Charles the Bold, the Swiss Annals by Clemens Specker, as
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 550
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    17th century, 1623/24
    Language
    Persian
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    • This manuscript, written in Persian, contains the story of Prince Seyf ol-Molûk and Princess Badî`ol-Jamâl
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, A I 27
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    e-codices
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, second quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Nicholas of Cusa (Nicholaus von Kues), 1401-1464, Cardinal Bishop of Brixen
    • This volume contains, among others, writings on the councils; the last treatise is called noviter compilatus
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 311
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    11th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland) (?)
    • A copy of an anonymous commentary on the first and second books of Exodus.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 195
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    e-codices
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, second third of the 15th century
    Language
    Alemannic, Latin
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    • Southwestern region of German
    • This manuscript contains texts for the Liturgy of the Hours.
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 40
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    e-codices
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 1080-1096
    Language
    Latin
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    • Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
    • Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397
    • As attested by the Allerheiligen Abbey register of books from about 1100 (Min. 17, f. 306v), the two
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 4
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    e-codices
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    14th century
    Language
    Latin, French, Italian
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Manuscript from Italy with the widely disseminated and successful collection of Medieval Latin fables
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Archives de l'État de Fribourg/Staatsarchiv Freiburg, Affaires de la ville/Stadtsachen A 596
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    e-codices
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Archives de l'État de Fribourg/Staatsarchiv Freiburg
    Date
    16th century, 1577
    Language
    German
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    • and Fribourg (Switzerland)
    • at the time of the Catholic reform on the model of the reformed schools.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B243 Vol. 3
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    e-codices
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    15th century, 1491
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Ocaña (Spain), copied and vocalized by Isaac ben Ishai Sason
    • At the end of the last volume (Vol. 4) of this Hebrew Bible with Masoretic comments (textual criticism
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 131
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    e-codices
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    14th century, late 14th century
    Language
    Italian
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • This manuscript unites two different collections of Italian poetry: a collection of 380 poems by Petrarch
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, A VIII 6
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    e-codices
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, third quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gennadius, of Marseilles, 5th cent.
    • Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
    • Carthusian Monastery of Basel
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    Aarau. Staatsarchiv Aargau, AA/4533
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    e-codices
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    Aarau. Staatsarchiv Aargau
    Date
    15th century, 1441
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Southwestern region of German
    • Calendar listing annual donations to the Convent of Benedictine Nuns of Hermetschwil (Aargau), dated
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 72
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, 1267-1276
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Benedict of Nursia
    • This codex contains the Benedictine Rule. A German translation follows each Latin chapter.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 855
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, middle of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636
    • Cassiodorus Senator (b. c. 485, d. c. 580), statesman, scholar and administrator
    • Alcuin of York, c 735-804
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 32
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    14th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Peter Riga, c 1140-1209, Canon of Reims Cathedral
    • Incomplete copy of the Aurora, a verse commentary on the Bible by Petrus Riga († 1209).