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454/890
454/890
| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location St. Gallen |
| Library / Collection: |
Library / Collection
Stiftsbibliothek
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| Shelfmark: | Shelfmark Cod. Sang. 559 |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title Lives of Ancient Roman Saints |
| Caption: | Caption Parchment · 266 pp. · 28 x 21.5 cm · St. Gall · around 900 |
| Language: |
Language
Latin |
| Manuscript Summary: | Manuscript Summary A collection of lives of ancient Roman saints (among them Sebastian, Agnes and Emerentia, Agatha, Lucia, Blandina) as well as a copy of the Vita of Saint Vedastus, Bishop of Arras, by Alcuin of York. The manuscript contains the sermon De ieiunio (On fasting) by St. Ambrose. The codex was written in about 900, most likely at the Abbey of St. Gall. |
| 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. 38-40.Show standard description |
| Additional description: | Additional description Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 177.Show additional description |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | DOI (Digital Object Identifier 10.5076/e-codices-csg-0559 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0559) |
| Permanent link: | Permanent link https://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0559 |
| IIIF Manifest URL: |
IIIF Manifest URL
https://e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/csg-0559/manifest.json
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| How to quote: | How to quote St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 559: Lives of Ancient Roman Saints (https://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0559). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 12/21/2009 |
| Additional literature: | Additional literature Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog |
| Rights: | Rights Images:
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| Document Type: |
Document Type
Manuscript |
| Century: |
Century
9th century, 10th century |
| Decoration: |
Decoration
Figurative, Margin, Penwork |
| Binding: |
Binding
15th century |
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