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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
    • manner of antiquity with trophies, sphinxes and mascarons, while the title in gold letters stands out from
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 17
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 10th century, 880-900
    Language
    Ancient Greek, Latin
    • Gall between 880 and 900 from a master copy presumed to have originated in Constantinople.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 725
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, third quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    Alemannic
    • Universal chronicle from Saturn of Crete to Brenno, legendary Duke of Swabia (col. 3a-17a).
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, A VII 42
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1465; 15th century
    Language
    Latin
    • This composite manuscript, property of the scholar and Carthusian monk Johannes Heynlin from Basel, consists
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, B IV 26
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    10th century
    Language
    Latin
    • It belonged to the Charter House at Basel and, like B III 2, was a gift from Pierre de la Trilline, Bishop
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, Inc 705
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    e-codices
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, around 1470
    Language
    Latin
    • The text from the 1st century BC represents the oldest surviving theory of rhetoric in Latin; it was
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 206(49)
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    e-codices
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 15th century (about 1430-1450)
    Language
    Latin
    • the prefiguring of salvation (Old Testament), the story of salvation as told in the New Testament (from
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 611(89)
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    e-codices
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    14th century, 14th century (prior to 1314)
    Language
    Latin
    • The forms used are from the Alemannic choral dialect, which is still sung in Einsiedeln today.
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 1008
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
    • The circumstances surrounding this stash – perhaps protection from theft or some other threat – are unknown
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    Saint-Maurice. Abbaye de Saint-Maurice, DIV 3/0/40
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    e-codices
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    Saint-Maurice. Abbaye de Saint-Maurice
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Latin
    • Artificial composite manuscript from the 15th century.
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 33
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    e-codices
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    10th century, 11th century, around 1100
    Language
    Latin
    • Alcuin (commentary on Genesis); the manuscript is listed in the Allerheiligen Abbey register of books from
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    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 609
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    e-codices
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    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    17th century, 17th century, second half
    Language
    Latin
    • examples by Tarquinio Merula, Martin Benn, Jakob Bannwart (organ music) and Isabella Leonarda (motets from
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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
    • ornamental initials, among them six portrayals of figures) is by the illuminator Nikolaus Bertschi from
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 676
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    e-codices
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 12th century, 1080/1100
    Language
    Latin
    • Rabanus Maurus ad Heribaldum, the sixth book of the Poenitentiales by Halitgar of Cambrai, excerpts from
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, A II 4
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    e-codices
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1400-1401
    Language
    Latin
    • commentary Postilla super totam Bibliam by Nicholas of Lyra, which the secular priest Rüdiger Schopf from
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, A VI 22
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    14th century, second half of the 14th century
    Language
    Latin
    • This 14th century manuscript from the chained library of the Dominican Convent of Basel contains commentaries
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, M III 5
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    e-codices
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    17th century, 17th century (before 1682)
    Language
    Arabic
    • the 17th century on paper of European provenance and came to the university library in 1682 as a gift from
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 49
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
    • As is typical for the volumes from Frowin's library, the text is rendered throughout in black-brown ink
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 34
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    e-codices
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, second half of the 15th century (cf. F. Huot)
    Language
    French, Latin
    • This manuscript from the second half of the 15th century is a book of hours for use in the Abbey of St
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 54
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, around 1420
    Language
    Latin
    • This manuscript dates from about 1420 and contains the "Conspiracy of Catilin " and the "Jugurthine War