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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 265
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, after 850
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • In addition to copies of writings by the Venerable Bede and Pseudo-Hippocrates, Letter to Antioch, this
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 129
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, beginning of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • A copy of the exegesis of the Letters of Paul to the Ephesians, Titus, and Philemon by the Church Father
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 264
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    e-codices
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 10th century, around 900
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Gennadius of Massilia (d. c. 496), priest and historian
    • codex was given to the episcopal church of Strasbourg by Bishop Erchenbald of Strasbourg (965-991) and
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, F IX 2
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    e-codices
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, second half of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • This 15th century composite manuscript was produced in Italy and contains humanist occasional poems and
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    Schlatt. Eisenbibliothek, Mss 20
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    e-codices
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    Schlatt. Eisenbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, last third of the 13th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • The first part contains Aristotelian and pseudo-Aristotelian works in Latin translation.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 49
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, second half of the 9th century
    Language
    German, Latin
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Includes a small number of Latin and Old High German glosses; on the last page are pen tests.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B262
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    e-codices
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1730
    Language
    Hebrew, Yiddish
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    • [Central or Northern Europe], copied and decorated by Nathan ben Simson of Mezeritsch
    • [Central or Northern Europe], copied and decorated by Nathan ben Simson of Mezeritsch
    • This Passover Haggadah with a Yiddish translation of the hymn Had Gadya (f. 23r) was copied and illustrated
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 614
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 10th century, 11th century, 12th century, 9th-12th centuries
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • Additional longer texts, written down between the 9th and 13th centuries contain sermons by the early
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 184
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    10th century, 11th century, 10th and 11th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • The second part contains, in addition to selections from the works of Augustine and the first part of
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire/Kantons- und Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. L 61
    Collection
    e-codices
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire/Kantons- und Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, 14th century, around 1300
    Language
    Latin
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    • Origen (b. c. 185, d. 254), Christian scholar, ascetic and theologian
    • Leo I, d 461, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
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    Wil. Dominikanerinnenkloster St. Katharina, **m 19
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    e-codices
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    Wil. Dominikanerinnenkloster St. Katharina
    Date
    17th century, 15th century, 1620 / second half of the 15th century / around 1600
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • This small volume consists of two parts, containing prayers and meditations on various topics, to be
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    Zürich. Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum, LM 7180
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    e-codices
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    Zürich. Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum
    Date
    13th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Leaf from a calendar — the months January and February — from a liturgical manuscript (Psalter?
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B285
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    e-codices
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1796
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Amsterdam, copied and decorated by Hijman Binger
    • The Hijman Binger Haggadah is a typical example of Hebrew manuscript decoration in Central and Northern
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 675
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, first half of the 9th century
    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'
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Couvent des Cordeliers/Franziskanerkloster, Ms. 24
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    e-codices
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Couvent des Cordeliers/Franziskanerkloster
    Date
    14th century, 1383
    Language
    Latin
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    • and Fribourg (Switzerland)
    • ), who in 1393 had a professional scribe copy these sermons (f. 134r-v, regarding the cost f. 153r) and
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 169(468)
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    e-codices
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 9th century, 10th century, 9th/10th centuries / 10th century / 12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • This manuscript contains works by Isidore, Hucbaldus and Bernoldus as well as the Gospel of Nicodeum,
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 587
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 14th century, 14th century / 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Composite manuscript containing lives of saints in verse and other theological texts: life of St.
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 6
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    e-codices
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    9th century, second quarter of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • The manuscript is decorated with, among others, two initials embellished with interlace and with canonical
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 108
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 9th century, 8th-9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • sancti Effrem prope fine mundi, here rendered as Sermo sancti Ysidori, ascribed to Isidor of Seville, and
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    Neuchâtel. Bibliothèque publique et universitaire, AF A3
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    e-codices
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    Neuchâtel. Bibliothèque publique et universitaire
    Date
    14th century
    Language
    French, Latin
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    • missing its beginning, datable to the 14th century, written by various hands in turn, using Textura and