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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire/Kantons- und Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. L 303
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    e-codices
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire/Kantons- und Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    13th century
    Language
    Latin
    • Henry, Abbot of the neighboring monastery of Hautcrêt, and Amadeus, bishop of the diocese of Lausanne” (from
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    Sion/Sitten. Médiathèque Valais, S 105
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    e-codices
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    Sion/Sitten. Médiathèque Valais
    Date
    15th century, 1474
    Language
    Latin
    • This manuscript from the library of Walter Supersaxo (ca. 1402-1482), Bishop of Sion, and of his son
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Couvent des Cordeliers/Franziskanerkloster, Ms. 26
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    e-codices
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Couvent des Cordeliers/Franziskanerkloster
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, between 1370 and 1410
    Language
    Latin
    • also the owner and redactor of the volume, was Fredrich von Amberg (about 1350/60-1432), who lived from
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    Neuchâtel. Bibliothèque publique et universitaire, Ms. R 55
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    e-codices
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    Neuchâtel. Bibliothèque publique et universitaire
    Date
    18th century, 1753-1764
    Language
    French
    • In 1794 the manuscript is donated to the Neuchâtel Library by Pierre-Alexandre DuPeyrou (1729-1794) from
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 539
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    16th century, about 1520
    Language
    Latin
    • The illumination of the manuscript is by Nikolaus Bertschi from Rorschach and an assistant: on p. 4 a
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    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, Cod. 103
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    e-codices
    Library
    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum
    Date
    16th century, 1524
    Language
    Latin, French
    • The artist was a hitherto unknown illuminator from the circle of the “1520s The Hours Workshop,” which
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B327
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    e-codices
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 18th century, [around 1800]
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The "Counting of the Omer" is a blessing that takes place during the 49 days from the second day of Passover
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 1345
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    16th century, 1583
    Language
    German
    • author provides the nuns with German translations of two of the founding texts of the Cistercian order from
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    [sine loco], codices restituti, Cod. 2 (Frowinus dispersus)
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    e-codices
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    [sine loco], codices restituti
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
    • identify the membrum disiectum, which is now held by the The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1955.74 (Purchase from
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 90
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century
    Language
    Latin
    • Augustine 1r-6v and Peter Damian 6v-10r), and after it comes a collection of opinions of and excerpts from
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 1400
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    18th century, 1755/59
    Language
    Latin
    • Sang. 1401) from the years 1755/59.
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 603
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    e-codices
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    12th century, very likely 12th century
    Language
    Chinese
    • It was introduced to China from India by the monk, scholar and translator Xuanzang, who translated the
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 146
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, beginning of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
    • This composite manuscript from the beginning of the 9th century, made up of two parts, was written at
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 806
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    16th century, 1500/1550
    Language
    Latin, German
    • in German, portions of the Strassburg Chronicle by Jakob Twinger von Königshofen, as well as records from
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B57
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    e-codices
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, between 1673 and 1683
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Apart from the daily prayers, this manuscript also contains kabbalistic commentaries and kavvanot (mystical
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 32
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    e-codices
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Latin
    • 1614) and his son Alexandre Petau († 1672); in 1720 the volume was bought by Ami Lullin (1695-1756) from
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 35
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    e-codices
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, last third of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin
    • the use of Rome was probably produced in the workshop of Jean Colombe, the famous book illustrator from
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S58
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    e-codices
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 19th century, ca. 1900
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This scroll comes from the collection of the eminent Sassoon family of Baghdadi Jewish descent.
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 157
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    e-codices
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    12th century, 13th century, around 1200
    Language
    Latin
    • In the 19th century it was purchased by Auguste Turrettini (1818-1881) from Geneva.
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, F III 15d
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    e-codices
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century
    Language
    Latin
    • One of the Isidore codices (or Pseudo-Isidore) from the Monastery of Fulda; the codex escaped destruction