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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 250
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    e-codices
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 11th century, Part I (f. 1-12): around 836; Part II (f. 13-28): around 1000
    Language
    Latin
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    • Abbo of Fleury, c 945-1004, Saint, Abbot of Ramsey Abbey and Fleury Abbey
    • , Carolingian (fol. 1–12) with its original texts (fol. 1v–11v), reflects a meeting between Einhard and
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 172
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    e-codices
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, second quarter of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Basil of Caesarea, 329-379, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea; also known as 'the Great'
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • This manuscript contains only the Bucolics, the Georgics and the first five books of the Aeneid; the
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 578
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 10th century, around 900
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • John the Deacon of Rome, c 825-c 880, Deacon of Rome; also known as Johannes Hymonides
    • A copy of the Life of the Saint and Pope Gregory I. by Johannes Diaconus (825-880/882), produced at the
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 62
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    e-codices
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    14th century, second half of the 14th century
    Language
    Bavarian, German
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    • the second half of the 14th century contains Gregorius by Hartman von Aue, Marienleich by Frauenlob, and
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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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    • of the primary texts are indications for planned initials (1v, 103v), or completed initials in red and
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 108
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    e-codices
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    13th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Guglielmo Libri (b. 1803, f. 1869), mathematican and book thief
    • This text by Lucan is accompanied by marginal and interlinear glosses in various hands, which are partly
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 52
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, late 11th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • so-called 'Swabian Appendix' (Appendix svevica; two short collections 'On Churches' (De ecclesiis) and
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    Montreux. Bibliotheca Sefarad, Ms. J 11
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    e-codices
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    Montreux. Bibliotheca Sefarad
    Date
    15th century, second half of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • de Oropesa OSH († 1469) must be considered in the context of the attacks on converted Jews in Spain (and
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsarchiv (Abtei Pfäfers), Cod. Fab. II
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsarchiv (Abtei Pfäfers)
    Date
    11th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • The homilies of Gregory the Great in an 11th century script, with red initials and captions.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 550
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, second half of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin, Alemannic, German
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    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
    • It contains the life story of Saints George, Felix and Regula, and Michael, the so-called Reichenau and
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 561
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 10th century, 11th century, 9th/10th and 11th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
    • Cassiodorus Senator (b. c. 485, d. c. 580), statesman, scholar and administrator
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 187
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
    • It is a compilation of oddities and curiosities, derived mainly from the natural histories of Pliny and
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 569
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 10th century, 9th/10th centuries
    Language
    Latin
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    • Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, 4 BC-65, also known as Seneca The Younger
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • only extant version of the Life of Saint Ambrose, composed by an unknown monk from Milan around 870, and
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 306
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    e-codices
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, first third of the 11th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Abbo of Fleury, c 945-1004, Saint, Abbot of Ramsey Abbey and Fleury Abbey
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • The last page received a copy of Abbo’s second letter to Giraldus and Vitalis.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 79
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, third quarter of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Bible manuscript from the time of Hartmut, Vice-abbot ca. 850-872 and Abbot 872-883, containing books
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 908
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 6th century, 7th century, 6th-7th centuries (lower script) / second half of the 8th century (upper script)
    Language
    Latin
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    • Leo I, d 461, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • "The king of palimpsests": parchment fragments from late antiquity that were erased and reused at a later
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 899
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    10th century, 9th century, second half of the 9th century / 10th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
    • Among other items it contains copies of the poem Mosella by Ausonius which recounts a trip on the Rhine and
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 80
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    e-codices
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, around 1470
    Language
    French
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    • This work, also known by the title „Livre de Jules César,“ contains a collection of texts by Julius Caesar
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    Mariastein. Benediktinerkloster, ehem. zbs S 353
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    e-codices
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    Mariastein. Benediktinerkloster
    Date
    15th century, 15th century (1470-1480)
    Language
    German, Latin
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    • It contains spiritual texts by various authors, also sermons for Sundays and holidays, as well as legends
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    Sion/Sitten. Médiathèque Valais, S 97
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    e-codices
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    Sion/Sitten. Médiathèque Valais
    Date
    15th century, 1460-1465
    Language
    Latin
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    • This manuscript from the library of Walter Supersaxo (ca. 1402-1482), Bishop of Sion, and of his son