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  • Codices Boethiani, A Conspectus of manuscripts of the works of Boethius II, ed. by Smith Lesley, London-Turin 2001, p. 201.
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  • Lohr Carolus, Aristotelica Helvetica, Scrinium Friburgense (Sonderband 6), Freiburg 1994, S. 250.
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  • Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 275-276.
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St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 817

Codices Boethiani, A Conspectus of manuscripts of the works of Boethius II, ed. by Smith Lesley, London-Turin 2001, p. 201.

Manuscript title: Logica vetus
Date of origin: s. XI 1/2
Support: Parchment.
Extent: 345 pages
Format: page 259 x 194 mm.
Collation: Pastedown is offset on front cover.
Page layout: text 200 x 115 mm; 27-9 lines.
Writing and hands: Several, quite different, hands with Irish elements.
Decoration:
  • Tituli in orange, pp. 6, 44, 203, and in black, pp. 38, 221.
  • Ambitious, varied and ugly initials in black and orange.
Additions: Colophons to Cat. Hic finem tango nec plus sudoris adibo (p.38), and to In Cat. (p. 202). Riddle: Sex mihi litterule sunt et preclara potestas Disrumpis nomen medio de tramite toto Pars colit una deum, hominem pars altera signat (p. 201).
GLOSS
Cat.: subject headings in margin throughout, some in capitals, by a systematic reader.
In Cat.: subject headings in margin in scribe's hand, with some additions (p. 72).
De Int.: subject headings in margin throughout, not by the scribe; tied to text by reference signs (letters of the alphabet and Tironian notes).
I in Int.: notes in same style at the beginning; same reference signs.
301-35 headings in capitals as MS 768.
Binding: Standard tooled white leather on wood; two clasps (lost). Parchment label top center front cover aristoteles de x chategoriis translatus ac commentatus per boecium.
Contents:
  • P. 2 contents list (s. xviii); 3 animal doodles;
  • 4-5 Schaller, 2452;
  • 6-38 Cat.;
  • 38-43 Remus Flavinus: De ponderibus (Anthologia Latina, 486), expl. imperf. Hec quoque dracmarum simili tibi parte notetur (v. 162);
  • 44-202 in Cat.
  • 203-220 De Int.
  • 221-339 1 in Int.
  • 340-344 schemata on the ten categories.
Acquisition of the manuscript: Liber S. Galli et Othmari (p. 4: s. xvii).
Bibliography:
  • Scherrer, pp. 275-6;
  • MBKDS, I, p. 118, line 20 (no. 23);
  • AL, 1161;
  • Lohr, AH, p. 250.