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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 44
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    e-codices
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 1080-1096
    Language
    Latin
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    • 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. 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. 540
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    16th century, 1517 (?)
    Language
    Latin
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    • scrolls with flowers and animals, numerous ornamental initials, among them six portrayals of figures) is
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    Wil. Dominikanerinnenkloster St. Katharina, M 1
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    e-codices
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    Wil. Dominikanerinnenkloster St. Katharina
    Date
    15th century, second half of the 15th century (about 1470)
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • One hand is probably that of Angela Varnbühler.
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, N I 3:89
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    e-codices
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, 1st quarter of the 13th century
    Language
    Alemannic
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    • The Imperial Chronicle is the most successful 12th century German text.
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 46
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    e-codices
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    16th century, 16th century (ca. 1513-1521)
    Language
    Latin
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    • The decoration is attributed to the famous Florentine illuminator Attavante degli Attavanti († 1525)
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    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne, A2055
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    e-codices
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    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne
    Date
    18th century, 1785
    Language
    Latin
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    • This work has the title Théologie de Bellelay written on a piece of paper that is glued to the page containing
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 219
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    e-codices
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    7th century, 699
    Language
    Latin
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    • The book decoration is a superb example of pre-Carolingian manuscript illustration from the Frankish
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 1/2
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    e-codices
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, ca. 1400-1450, additional pages XVI-XVII
    Language
    French
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    • The Bible Historiale is a Bible edition translated by Guyart de Moulins into French prose at the end
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 52
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    e-codices
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 1080-1096
    Language
    Latin
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    • This is the third part of a six-volume copy of Gregory’s Moralia in Iob (Min. 50-55), containing Books
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 484
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
    Date
    15th century, 1468
    Language
    German
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    • Heinrich Schlüsselfelder's work, Blumen der Tugend, a collection of brief instructive tales, is derived
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 162
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    e-codices
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    15th century, 15th century (about 1460-1470?)
    Language
    Latin
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    • This parchment manuscript is extraordinarily beautiful in its illustrations, especially the two "putti
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    Neuchâtel. Bibliothèque publique et universitaire, Ms. A 558
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    e-codices
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    Neuchâtel. Bibliothèque publique et universitaire
    Date
    [1750-1790]
    Language
    French
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    • The author is anonymous and there is no date.
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    Sion/Sitten. Archives de l'Etat du Valais/Staatsarchiv Wallis, S 109
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    e-codices
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    Sion/Sitten. Archives de l'Etat du Valais/Staatsarchiv Wallis
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, end of the 14th century - beginning of the 15th century
    Language
    French
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    • in the library of the Supersaxo family, one of the most important libraries of Valais, which today is
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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
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    • The sutra is written in black ink on high-quality paper, very likely kōzo-shi, which is made using the
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    Krakow. Jagiellonian Library, Depositum (Ms. Berol. Theol. Lat. Qu. 11)
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    e-codices
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    Krakow. Jagiellonian Library
    Date
    11th century, around 1024-1027
    Language
    Latin
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    • He is depicted as the writer of his sequence Sancti Spiritus Assit nobis gratia and is represented with
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 47
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    e-codices
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    15th century, end of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • The frontispiece in grisaille with gold highlights is framed by motifs in the manner of antiquity with
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 32
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    e-codices
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 1080-1096
    Language
    Latin
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    • This copy of two texts by Augustine is written in a single column, mostly undecorated but very carefully
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 777
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • This composite manuscript is written in a delicate script, probably in the 12th century at the Monastery
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    Sion/Sitten. Médiathèque Valais, S 97 bis
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    Sion/Sitten. Médiathèque Valais
    Date
    15th century, 1474
    Language
    French
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    • the library of Walter Supersaxo (ca. 1402-1482), Bishop of Sion, and of his son Georg (ca. 1450-1529) is