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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 1005
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • characteristic of the Frowin volumes: the text is in black-brown ink with occasional capitals that are
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 22
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • The individual chapters are introduced by initiales in red and brown-black ink; in comparison to the
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 5
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • Abbot Frowin (1143-1178) and his scribe Richene are also shown in a full-page illustration on 1r.
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 102
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • The chants are written in two columns and are generously rubricated.
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 90
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Preceding it are two short treatises on the Antichrist (Ps.
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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
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    • the text is rendered throughout in black-brown ink by a regular hand and the incipits to each book are
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 1003
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    e-codices
    Library
    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 13th century, 12th/13th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • The mostly neumed Mass chants for the church year and for the saints’ days (ff. 3v-83v are supplemented
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 21
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • The incipit and explicit are rubricated, and every section begins with a decorative initial and red and
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 67
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 13th century, 1197-1223
    Language
    Latin
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    • mundi, a collection of curiosities by the grammarian Julius Solinus from late antiquity; the texts are
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 68
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1178-1197
    Language
    Latin
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    • The marginal notes are often framed in red, and some of the capitals are in red.
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 15
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • bulb patterns (2v, 5v, 136v) alternate with more simple rubricated capitals in dividing the sections – are
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 155
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    14th century, Second half of the 14th century
    Language
    German
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    • The prayers, which refer to the passion of Christ and above all to Mary, Mother of God, are meant for
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 72
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, 1267-1276
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • The different sections are to varying degrees distinguished from each other through simply decorated
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 88
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • Both books of the main text are introduced by a colorful decorated initial (5r, 55r).
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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
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    • The circumstances surrounding this stash – perhaps protection from theft or some other threat – are unknown
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 33
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, second half of the 12th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • With regards to decoration, there are many decorative initials with runner- and bulb-motifs on a colorful
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 48
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • Text divisions such as incipit and explicit, pargraphs and chapter indications are executed in red ink
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 139
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • The beginnings and endings of the five books are marked out with red ink.
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 16
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • As with most volumes from Frowin's library, tears and holes in the parchment are carefully stitched up
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 147
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    e-codices
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, second half of the 12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • decoration of the book is limited to red accentuated capitals and simple red decorated initials that are