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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 188
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    13th century, around 1230
    Language
    Latin
    • It is possible that the codex was produced in about 1230 in the area of Cologne in a scholastic circle
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    Schaffhausen. Staatsarchiv, Urk. 238
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    Schaffhausen. Staatsarchiv
    Date
    13th century, 14th century, around 1300
    Language
    German
    • The "Richtebrief", written in or about 1300 is the oldest codex in the collection that was written outside
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. A 5a 1
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    16th century, first quarter of the 16th century
    Language
    Alemannic
    • Joined to this is a collection of private prayers.
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 326(1076)
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 10th century, 9th /10th century
    Language
    Latin
    • This codex is a particularly important manuscript of collected texts.
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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
    • Another book of hours illustrated by the same artist is held at Claremont near Berkeley, California (
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, B III 21
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    14th century
    Language
    Latin
    • The Legenda aurea by the Dominican Jacobus de Voragine (about 1228-1298) is one of the most widely known
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 90
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century
    Language
    Latin
    • towards the end have many large holes and tears or are partially excised; one folio, between 10 and 11r, is
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 60
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    14th century, around 1346
    Language
    Latin
    • It is a distinctive testimony to the masterly page layout of legal texts, where the main text is usually
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 2107
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 16th century, 1475/1500
    Language
    Latin
    • Vigil, and prayers for the anniversaries of the deaths of priests, abbots and other deceased persons, is
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 83(76)
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 12th century, 11th century (about 1060-1075/1100)
    Language
    Latin
    • Cod. 83 is a complete breviary consisting of the following parts: calendar, antiphonary with neume notation
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S12
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, around 1775
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This megillah is embellished with hand-painted, repeated architectural designs.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 29
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    14th century, second half of the 14th century
    Language
    Latin, German
    • This Dominican-type breviary is from Zurich.
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 312
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
    Date
    10th century
    Language
    Old High German, Latin
    • It is arranged in such a way as to leave lots of space for marginal glosses next to the poems.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 319
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 2nd half of the 12th century
    Language
    Latin
    • The first half (quires 1-27) is missing. The decoration is limited to red paragraph initials.
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 35
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    1080-1096
    Language
    Latin
    • This copy of texts and letters by Augustine is written in a single column and is undecorated except for
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 138
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
    • At the beginning of the Liber de poenitentia, on 73r, there is a smaller, but just as artistic initial
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B316
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1751
    Language
    Latin
    • This calligram depicting King David playing a harp comprises the Latin text of what is known as the Seven
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    Chur. Staatsarchiv Graubünden, A 295
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    Chur. Staatsarchiv Graubünden
    Date
    16th century, 1561
    Language
    Romansch language
    • Puter (the dialect of the Upper Engadine) of the drama “Die zehn Alter dieser Welt.“ As of now, it is
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B173
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1716
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The titel of this mohel book (circumcision book) from 1716 is Book of the Lord’s Mystery with the [commentary
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. AA 91
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1467
    Language
    German
    • The so-called "Berner Parzival" is the last dated manuscript of Wolfram von Eschenbach’s epic poem about