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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 352/1-2
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
    Date
    15th century, around 1440
    Language
    German, Alemannic
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    • The Speculum humanae salvations is a work consisting of texts and illustrations of Biblical content.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 1002
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    German
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    • Gall (probably from the period around 1500) on p. 3, contains two spiritual texts from the 13th and 14th
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    Solothurn. Staatsarchiv, R 1.1.9
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    Solothurn. Staatsarchiv
    Date
    10th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Carolingian minuscule, containing a fragment of De institutione musica by Boethius (Liber VI, chap. 18 and
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    Trogen. Kantonsbibliothek Appenzell Ausserrhoden, CM Ms. 7
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    Trogen. Kantonsbibliothek Appenzell Ausserrhoden
    Date
    15th century, 16th century, around 1500
    Language
    Latin, French
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    • border region can be determined from its liturgical features, its leather binding with stamped designs and
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 706
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    15th century, 15th century (?)
    Language
    Prakrit
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    • The present manuscript, written in Devanāgarī script, begins with the life of Mahāvīra Jīna, and continues
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    Estavayer-le-Lac. Paroisse catholique Saint-Laurent, Volume IV
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    Estavayer-le-Lac. Paroisse catholique Saint-Laurent
    Date
    15th century, around 1489/1490
    Language
    Latin
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    • The book decoration is by an anonymous artist; it consists of cadels, fleuronée initials and an illuminated
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    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne, A2626bis-2
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    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne
    Date
    17th century, 1671-1680
    Language
    Latin
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    • Diary with daily notes about life in the Jesuit seminary in Porrentruy between 1671 and 1680.
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, F III 15
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, first quarter of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • The manuscript originated in France and used to belong to the Fulda Monastery, until it came to Basel
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, F VII 4
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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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    • Composite manuscript of philosophical content, owned by Jakob Lauber and even partially written by him
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 5
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, around 1460
    Language
    French
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    • text, which was in wide use during the second half of the 15th century, was translated into French and
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    Luzern. Staatsarchiv, KF 80
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    Luzern. Staatsarchiv
    Date
    16th century, after 1500
    Language
    German, Latin
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    • oldest necrology of the Franciscan Monastery of Lucerne has not survived; KF 80 is the second necrology and
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    Sarnen. Benediktinerkollegium, Fragm. I. 1
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    Sarnen. Benediktinerkollegium
    Date
    9th century, around 840
    Language
    Latin
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    • This mutilated bifolium in Anglo-Saxon and Carolingian minuscule represents the sole surviving remainder
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 99
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1460
    Language
    Latin
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    • Rich book decoration includes gold-grounded initials, filigree, and margin borders. 12 figured and illustrated
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    Solothurn. Domschatz der St.-Ursen-Kathedrale, Cod. U 3
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    Solothurn. Domschatz der St.-Ursen-Kathedrale
    Date
    15th century, 1438/39
    Language
    Latin
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    • parchment manuscript produced in 1438/39 was commissioned by Solothurn mayor Henmann von Spiegelberg and
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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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    • Martini), grammatical works (Priscian, Institutio de arte grammatica; Donat, Ars grammatica), and writings
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 363
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1483
    Language
    German
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    • German language lectionary with the Epistles and Gospel readings according to the Church year (Proprium
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 803
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 12th century, end of the 11th / beginning of the 12th century
    Language
    Latin, Old High German
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    • The Rotulus von Mülinen contains more than 460 recipes, incantations and blessings in Latin, with selective
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Mss.h.h.XV.54
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    14th century, just before 1331
    Language
    Latin
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    • This fragment from Königsfelden Monastery consists of only 12 leaves (= 1 quire) and contains a complete
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 32
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • The Cistercian Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) wrote between 1135 and 1153 the 86 sermons on the
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    Luzern. Staatsarchiv, KU 496
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    Luzern. Staatsarchiv
    Date
    16th century, 1513
    Language
    German
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    • beginning in 1535, wrote a history of the monastery, embedded in the history of the Swiss confederation and