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    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek, Ms. C 62
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    10th century, 11th century, 12th century, 10th–12th centuries
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • Thebaïs (the Tales of Thebes) by the Roman poet Publius Papinius Statius († about 95 A.D.), written down and
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    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, Cod. 111
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum
    Date
    15th century, about 1488
    Language
    Latin, French
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    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • His collecting is inextricably linked with the luxurious printed materials of the bookseller and publisher
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 159
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    10th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Origen (b. c. 185, d. 254), Christian scholar, ascetic and theologian
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Cassiodorus Senator (b. c. 485, d. c. 580), statesman, scholar and administrator
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    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S I 145
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1457
    Language
    Alemannic
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    • Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, 4 BC-65, also known as Seneca The Younger
    • translation of the biblical Books of Wisdom, the oldest German translation of several works by Seneca, and
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 48
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, around 850
    Language
    Ancient Greek, Latin
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • The sole (fragmentary) known Carmen of the Gospel (Carmen de evangelio) by Pseudo-Hilarius is also bound
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    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, Cod. 106
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum
    Date
    15th century, 1458-60
    Language
    Latin, French
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    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • The majority of the miniatures are by the Master of Coëtivy, who presumably also created all compositions
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    Basel. Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel, Cod. H37
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel
    Date
    16th century, 1582
    Language
    German
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    • The collection contains treatises and recipes based on the Practica of Meister Bartholomäus.
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 186
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Latin, Ancient Greek, Italian
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    • Plinius Secundus, Caius, 23-79, also known as Pliny the Elder
    • Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, 4 BC-65, also known as Seneca The Younger
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 5
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • cataloged as D 126 at the Stiftsarchiv Engelberg, a five-line verse identifies the scribe as Richene, who also
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    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek, Ms. C 121
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    11th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • Also includes the works Quid sit syllogismus, De partibus logicae, and De materia artis rhetoricae.
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 136
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, end of 14th - beginning of 15th century
    Language
    Ancient Greek
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    • Mantua and Florence
    • based on Aristotle, CB 136 was copied by the hand of the great Florentine humanist Leonardo Bruni, also
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 1066
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, probably 1484
    Language
    Alemannic, German
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    • Georgener“ and „Engelberger Predigten“.
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 347
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, second half of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Plinius Secundus, Caius, 23-79, also known as Pliny the Elder
    • Lat. 7665), and in the Universitätsbibliothek Leiden (Voss. Lat. Q 30).
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    Zürich. Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum, LM 29329.2
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum
    Date
    14th century, around 1312
    Language
    Latin
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    • Katharinenthal and Hochrhein
    • Katharinenthal, which was removed in the 19th century, and the miniatures from which were sold separately
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 1436
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    18th century, 1766/1778
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Three poems, odes and eulogies each praise Fr.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B62
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1728
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Amsterdam, copied and decorated by Hijman Binger
    • Belinfante copied this decorated psalter from the 1670 printed edition by the Amsterdam printer of Hebrew and
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    Aarau. Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek, MsMurF 85
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Aarau. Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek
    Date
    14th century, around 1470-1480
    Language
    Latin
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    • This composite manuscript about medicine is from Upper Italy and contains three incunabula with works
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 998
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1430/1436
    Language
    Middle High German, German, Alemannic
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    • The monk Friedrich Kölner (also Colner), originally from Hersfeld Abbey in Northern Hesse, was active
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B115
    Collection
    e-codices
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, [14th–15th century]
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Isaac of Corbeil († 1280) is the author of this halakhic Small Book of Commandments also known as Sefer
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    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek, Ms. C 150
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    e-codices
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    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Manuscript of collected works (Collectanea) penned by and part of the personal collection of the wandering