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Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
St. Gallen
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Stiftsbibliothek
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Cod. Sang. 553
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Lives of the Irish saints and saints of St. Gall
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · A + B + 228 pp. · 23 x 14.5 cm · St. Gall · 9th/10th centuries
Language:
Language
Latin
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
Lives of the patron or "house" saints of St. Gall, written in the first half of the 9th century in the monastery of St. Gall, includes multiple short hagiographic and liturgical texts including: a) the life history of Columba, composed by Jonas of Bobbio, in excellent condition, b) the unique surviving copy in the world of the life history of St. Gallen founder Saint Gallus, composed by Reichenau monk Wetti in about 816/824. (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. 22–25.
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Additional description:
Additional description
Gustav Scherrer, Verzeichnis der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 170-175.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-csg-0553 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0553)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0553
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
IIIF Drag-n-drop http://e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/csg-0553/manifest.json
How to quote:
How to quote
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 553: Lives of the Irish saints and saints of St. Gall (http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0553).
Online Since:
Online Since
12/09/2008
Additional literature:
Additional literature
Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
9th century, 10th century
Binding:
Binding
15th century
With in situ fragment:
With in situ fragment
Offset
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