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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 294
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    9th century, last quarter of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735
    • Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
    • Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland)
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 70
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    15th century, after the middle of the 15th century
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    Latin
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    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
    • Eucherius, of Lyon, Saint, d. 449?
    • Bernard of Auch, Unspecified, Abbot of Auch
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 317
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    15th century, 9th century, 10th century, 9th–10th centuries / around 1460
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 329-379
    • Paul, the Apostle, Saint
    • Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 295
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    11th century
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    Latin
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    • Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland)
    • This small-format volume from the 11th century combines a calendar, a gradual with neumes, and sung parts
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 69
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    15th century, last quarter of the 15th century, before 1495
    Language
    Latin
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    • Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland)
    • This late 15th century manuscript contains a chronicled account, written by several authors, of the history
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 455
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    15th century, third quarter of the 15th century
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    Latin, German
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    • Alan of Lille (b. c. 1128, d. c. 1202), theologian and poet
    • Vincent, of Beauvais, d. 1264
    • Albertanus of Brescia, 1190-after 1250
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 427
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
    Date
    15th century, third quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Maître de l’Entrée (de François I), Lyon, and a collaborator
    • The cosmology of the Lyon physician and astrologer Louis de Lange treats the formation of the world and
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 298
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
    Date
    15th century, 1410 (?)
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    Latin
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    • Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Prosper, of Aquitaine, Saint, ca. 390-ca. 463
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 46
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    16th century, 15th century, 1546
    Language
    German
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    • Bernard of Clairvaux
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • This manuscript, an autograph, contains various writings on the monastic way of life and about monasticism
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 321
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    13th century, 14th century, 13th–14th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Premonstratensian monastery of Weissenau, Germany (Diocese of Constance)
    • This cartulary contains the major legal title of the Premonstratensian abbey of Weissenau near Ravensburg
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 484
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    15th century, 1468
    Language
    German
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Heinrich Schlüsselfelder's work, Blumen der Tugend, a collection of brief instructive tales, is derived
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 332
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    13th century, 14th century, third quarter of the 13th century
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    Latin
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    • Langton, Stephen, d 1228, Archbishop of Canterbury
    • This richly illustrated pocket bible from the third quarter of the 13th century contains the Old and
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 45
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    16th century, around 1545-1547
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    German
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    • Switzerland (pp. 1-3) as well as of the “Oberbodensee” (pp. 201-227), that is, the villages and areas
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 43
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    16th century, 1529/1530 until 1523
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    German
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    • Gall humanist, reformer, and politician Joachim Vadian wrote a history of the abbey and city of St.
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 72
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    16th century, 1533 – ca. 1544/45
    Language
    German
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    • books”: the first book is about Christ and the Pope, and Kessler describes the old church.
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 44
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    16th century, around 1545-1547
    Language
    German
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    • Gallen” (Lesser chronicle of the abbots of St.
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 342
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    14th century, around 1360/1370
    Language
    Latin, French
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    • The illustrations and text enjoy equal importance in this illustrated work of anti-papal propaganda,
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 1000
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    14th century, second half of the 14th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • This 6,5 meter long parchment scroll depicts the history of the world, from Adam and Eve up to Christ
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 302
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    13th century, 14th century, around 1300
    Language
    Alemannic, German
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    • This Rudolf von Ems manucript originated in the same area of Zurich that produced the Manessische Liederhanschrift
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 352/1-2
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
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    15th century, around 1440
    Language
    German, Alemannic
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    • The Speculum humanae salvations is a work consisting of texts and illustrations of Biblical content.