Manuscript Summary:A copy of books 11 through 22 of Augustine's work De civitate dei (The City of God), written in the middle of the 9th century by many hands at the Abbey of St. Gall. Includes numerous glosses by St. St. Gall monk Ekkehart IV from the first half of the 11th century. On the last page are pen tests, including the verse, frequently repeated in St. Gall, Adnexique globum zephyri freta kanna secabant, which contains all letters of the Latin alphabet.(smu)
Standard description: Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 63.
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Additional description: Bruckner Albert, Scriptoria Medii Aevi Helvetica 3, Schreibschulen der Diözese Konstanz, St. Gallen II, Genf 1938, S. 79.
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Additional description: Janner Sara / Jurot Romain, Die handschriftliche Überlieferung der Werke des Heiligen Augustinus, Band IX/2 Schweiz, Wien 2001, S. 136.
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Online Since: 11/04/2010
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 178
Parchment · 414 pp. · 39.7 x 29.9 cm · St. Gall · around 850
Augustine, De civitate dei, books 11-22
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St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 178, p. 186 – Augustine, De civitate dei, books 11-22 (https://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0178)