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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 221
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 750/800
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • influence” (Bruckner) or instead “in western Alemannia or in eastern Burgundy” (Bischoff), perhaps also
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, F III 15c
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    e-codices
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 9th century, second half of the 8th century — first third of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Basil of Caesarea, 329-379, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea; also known as 'the Great'
    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Admonitio ad filium spiritualem by Pseudo-Basilius as well as various excerpts, which probably were also
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 117
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, 1203
    Language
    Latin
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    • In places the page margins have been broadly cut out, and occasionally entire passages have been left
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 19
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Places where the parchment has been damaged have been carefully mended with different-coloured thread
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    Luzern. Staatsarchiv, COD 3665
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    e-codices
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    Luzern. Staatsarchiv
    Date
    15th century, 16th century, 1479-1572
    Language
    German, Latin
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    • immigration to Lucerne, since the individual entries give not only the names of the new citizens, but also
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    Müstair. Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann, I Nr. 46
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    e-codices
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    Müstair. Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann
    Date
    15th century, 16th century, 1491-1505
    Language
    German
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    • They are imbued with the spirit of German mysticism and thus have as their goal the union with God.
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire/Kantons- und Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. L 523
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    e-codices
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire/Kantons- und Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    14th century, first half of the 14th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • a beautiful example of a Cistercian antiphony with notes (only the Proprium de tempore is preserved here
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Archives de l'État de Fribourg/Staatsarchiv Freiburg, Législation et variétés 42/Gesetzgebung und Verschiedenes 42
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    e-codices
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Archives de l'État de Fribourg/Staatsarchiv Freiburg
    Date
    15th century, 1410
    Language
    Middle High German, German
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    • An unusual item found in this manuscript is a miniature of the Flag of Fribourg, which appears here for
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire/Kantons- und Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. L 34
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    e-codices
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire/Kantons- und Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    14th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • James of Voragine’s Golden Legend, one of the most copied texts of the Middle Ages, appears here in a
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 1758
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    18th century, 15th century, 16th century, second half of the 15th century (around 1473?) / 16th century / additions 18th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Multiple pieces have been deleted and replaced with other pieces. Together with Cod.
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 54
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    e-codices
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 1080-1096
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Bifolios from another copy of Book 23 of the Moralia (f. 1v–2v, 100r–101v), also produced at All Saints
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 858
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1499
    Language
    Latin
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    • Horatius Flaccus, Quintus, 65 BC-8 BC, also known as Horace
    • Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, 4 BC-65, also known as Seneca The Younger
    • All texts have commentaries, and the more important works are generally preceded by an argumentum.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 440
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1467
    Language
    Latin
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    • Antiphons and hymns have melodies in German plainsong notation ("Hufnagelnotation") on 4 or 5 lines.
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 322(888)
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    e-codices
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    10th century, 10th century (first half) / 10th century (second/third quarter)
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • One part was written in Einsiedeln, the second may have been written in Strassburg.
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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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    • texts, consists of two parts; it originated in the Carthusian Monastery in Basel, where it was probably also
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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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    • In the years 1577-1597, Schneuwly was vicar general of the Diocese of Lausanne, from 1578-1587 also provost
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B344
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1725
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • illustrated the title page, Meschullam Simmel ben Moses from Polná created the other drawings and probably also
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 88
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    e-codices
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    10th century, 11th century, late 10th century / early 11th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Horatius Flaccus, Quintus, 65 BC-8 BC, also known as Horace
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 89
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    e-codices
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Horatius Flaccus, Quintus, 65 BC-8 BC, also known as Horace
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 50
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    9th century, around 825
    Language
    Latin
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    • the manuscript contains several of the Venerable Bede’s scientific works such as the Easter cycle, also