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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 84
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, 1432
    Language
    Alemannic
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    • This manuscript was written by Johannes Molitor of Winterthur and is dated 2 December 1432.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 35
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, 16th century, around 1490
    Language
    Latin, German, French
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    • This book of hours of Savoyard or western Swiss origin, produced in about 1490, was originally the property
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 194
    Collection
    e-codices
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    14th century, last quarter of the 14th century
    Language
    Alemannic, Latin
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    • Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735
    • This small, thin booklet contains a series of prayers for personal use by a woman.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 65
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    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    16th century, 1515
    Language
    Alemannic
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    • The book was written by Sister Dorothea Schermann at the Gnadental Convent of the Poor Clares (Basel)
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 207
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    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    16th century, 1505
    Language
    Alemannic, Latin
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    • This collection of prayers, which was in use in the Hermetschwil nuns’ convent since the 17th century
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 208
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, first quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    Alemannic
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    • This prayer book from the first quarter of the 15th century, written in High Alemannic dialect, contains
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 29
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    14th century, second half of the 14th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • It contains texts on the saints’ days and on the Commune of saints.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 161
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    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, last quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    German, Latin
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    • This gradual contains the most important chants for the Mass throughout the liturgical year and for the
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 33
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, second half of the 15th century
    Language
    Alemannic
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    • Anselm, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1033-1109
    • It contains the dialogue with Mary, attributed to Anselm of Canterbury, in Alemannic dialect.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 28
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, around 1420
    Language
    Alemannic
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    • This manuscript, a plenarium, was donated to Hermetschwil Abbey in 1430 by Götz Vasnacht, patron of Zufikon
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 57
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    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, 1451
    Language
    Alemannic
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    • Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 329-379
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • This manuscript contains a collection of classical descriptions of lives of monks in a High Alemannic
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 139
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, last quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Nicholas of Lyra
    • This book of hours belonged to Johannes Huber (†1500), chaplain at the Grossmünster in Zurich.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 121
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    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Alemannic
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    • This thin, small book (28 leaves) contains prayers relating to individual words of the Ave Maria.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 197
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    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, end of the 14th century / beginning of the 15th century
    Language
    Alemannic
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    • This book, from the time around 1400, contains prayers and treatises for personal prayer.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 210
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    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, 1493, 1475, 1490 (?)
    Language
    Alemannic, Latin
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    • Hugh, of Saint-Victor, 1096?-1141
    • This collection of prayers and treatises was written by Rudolf Schilling and is dated to 1493.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 19
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    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Southwestern region of German
    • This psalter from the 12th century is part of a collection formerly owned by the library of the double
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 63
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, second half of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • James of Milan OFM
    • This small volume contains prayers in memory of the deceased in a convent of Franciscan nuns.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 47
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    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, 14th-15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • This diurnal contains the texts for the Liturgy of the Hours of the day.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 61
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    15th century, 1496
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • This small-format book contains parts of the Liturgy of the Hours for a Convent of the Poor Clares.
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    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 40
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Hermetschwil. Benediktinerinnenkloster
    Date
    14th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Southwestern region of German
    • This psalter was originally made for Selnau Abbey in Zurich. 7r has a portrait of a benefactress.