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490/890
| Country of Location: | Country of Location Switzerland |
| Location: | Location St. Gallen |
| Library / Collection: | Library / Collection Stiftsbibliothek |
| Shelfmark: | Shelfmark Cod. Sang. 598 |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title Vitaspatrum, German · Life of Saint Meinrad · Life of Saint Fridolin |
| Caption: | Caption Paper · 540 (541) pp. · 28.5 x 21 cm · Säckingen, Johannes Gerster · 1431/32 |
| Language: | Language German |
| Manuscript Summary: | Manuscript Summary This manuscript contains German-language lives of the saints: the “Lives of the Fathers” (Vitaspatrum) (pp. 5a–482a), the Life of Saint Meinrad (pp. 482a–501b) and the Life of Saint Fridolin, a translation of the Latin Vita of Fridolin written by Balther von Säckingen (pp. 502a–541a). The main scribe of this codex was Johannes Gerster, citizen of Säckingen, who identifies himself on p. 361 and p. 541, each time including a date. Several pen drawings: tree with blossoms and fruit (p. 361), young man in secular clothing (p. 482), sketches of dragons (p. 528 and p. 541), rosette (p. 541). In the 17th century, this manuscript was in the possession of the Convent of the Poor Clares in Freiburg i. Br. (note p. 3); only in the 18th century was it purchased for the Monastery of St. Gall. |
| Standard description: | Standard description Scarpatetti Beat Matthias von, Die Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen, Bd. 1: Abt. IV: Codices 47-669: Hagiographica, Historica, Geographica, 8.-18. Jahrhundert, Wiesbaden 2003, S. 149-151.Show standard description |
| Additional description: | Additional description Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 192-193.Show additional description |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | DOI (Digital Object Identifier 10.5076/e-codices-csg-0598 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0598) |
| Permanent link: | Permanent link https://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0598 |
| IIIF Manifest URL: | IIIF Manifest URL  https://e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/csg-0598/manifest.json |
| How to quote: | How to quote St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 598: Vitaspatrum, German · Life of Saint Meinrad · Life of Saint Fridolin (https://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0598). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 10/08/2015 |
| Additional literature: | Additional literature Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog |
| External resources: | External resources |
| Rights: | Rights Images:  (Concerning all other rights see each manuscript description and our Terms of use) |
| Document Type: | Document Type Manuscript |
| Century: | Century 15th century |
| Decoration: | Decoration Figurative, Initial, Ornamental, Penwork, Text Block |
| Binding: | Binding 15th century |
| With in situ fragment: | With in situ fragment Offset |
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