Select manuscript from this collection: Cod. Sang. 1  Cod. Sang. 567 Cod. Sang. 569  Cod. Sang. 2135  463/890

Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
St. Gallen
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Stiftsbibliothek
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Cod. Sang. 568
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Acta sancti Silvestri . Legend of the finding of the cross
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · 182 pp. · 24 x 17/18 cm · St. Gall · around 880-890
Language:
Language
Latin
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
A careful copy of the Vita of St Sylvester (Pope, 314-335) and the legend of the finding of the Cross by Helena, the mother of the Roman emperor Constantine, written in the monastery of St. Gall around 900. (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. 69-70.
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Additional description:
Additional description
Euw Anton von, Die St. Galler Buchkunst vom 8. bis zum Ende des 11. Jahrhunderts, Band I: Textband, St. Gallen 2008 (Monasterium Sancti Galli, Bd. 3), S. 442-443, Nr. 115.
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Additional description:
Additional description
UCLA Reichenau-St. Gall Virtual Library
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Additional description:
Additional description
Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek St.Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 183.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-csg-0568 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0568)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
https://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0568
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
IIIF Drag-n-drop https://e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/csg-0568/manifest.json
How to quote:
How to quote
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 568: Acta sancti Silvestri . Legend of the finding of the cross (https://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0568).
Online Since:
Online Since
06/12/2006
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
Decoration:
Decoration
Initial, Ornamental, Penwork
Binding:
Binding
9th century, 10th century, 15th century
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