Select manuscript from this collection: Cod. Sang. 1  Cod. Sang. 546 Cod. Sang. 548  Cod. Sang. 2135  442/890

Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
St. Gallen
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Stiftsbibliothek
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Cod. Sang. 547
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Large-format St. Gall Compendium of History from about 1200
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · 662 pp. · 53 x 35 cm · Cloister of St. Gall · around 1200
Language:
Language
Latin
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
This rather hefty tome (weighing nearly 17 Kilos) compiled around 1200 contains copies in Latin of major works of world-, church- and ethnic history; examples include the History of the World by Orosius, the ecclesiastical history of Eusebius of Caesarea, the Summa of Biblical history (Historica Scholastica) of the early Parisian scholastic Peter Comestor († ca. 1179), the history of the first crusade by Robert of Reims, the history of the Langobards by Paulus Diaconus, the History of the English Church and People by the Venerable Bede, and Einhard’s Life of Charlemagne. (smu)
Standard description:
Standard description
Scarpatetti Beat Matthias von, Die Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen, Bd. 1: Abt. IV: Codices 547-669: Hagiographica, Historica, Geographica, 8.- 18. Jahrhundert, Wiesbaden 2003, S. 3-7.
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Additional description:
Additional description
Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 167-168.
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Additional description:
Additional description
Bruckner Albert, Scriptoria Medii Aevi Helvetica 3, Schreibschulen der Diözese Konstanz, St. Gallen II, Genf 1938, S. 107.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-csg-0547 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0547)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0547
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
IIIF Drag-n-drop http://e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/csg-0547/manifest.json
How to quote:
How to quote
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 547: Large-format St. Gall Compendium of History from about 1200 (http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0547).
Online Since:
Online Since
10/04/2011
Additional literature:
Additional literature
Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
12th century, 13th century
Decoration:
Decoration
Initial, Ornamental, Penwork
Binding:
Binding
12th century, 13th century, 15th century
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