e-codices Newsletter

Issue n^o 41 - 13 March 2020

In this issue:

1. Exhibition at the Abbey Library of St. Gallen and the Fondation Martin Bodmer: Switzerland’s illuminated treasures
2. Exhibition Catalogue

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1. Exhibition at the Abbey Library of St. Gallen and the Fondation Martin Bodmer: Switzerland’s illuminated treasures

On the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of e-codices, two exhibitions will be held, one at the Abbey Library of St. Gallen and the other at the Fondation Martin Bodmer in Cologny, near Geneva. For the first time in Switzerland, two simultaneous exhibitions will present a broad selection of illuminated manuscripts from 18 Swiss libraries. In a unique overview of an exceptional cultural heritage, the Abbey Library presents the sacred world of liturgical and pious works, while the Fondation Martin Bodmer displays the profane world of literary, philosophical, and scientific works, and all are magnificently illuminated.

The Summer Exhibition in St. Gallen opened on March 10, and will last until November 11.
The Exhibition in the Fondation Martin Bodmer will open on April 9, and will last until September 6.

2. Exhibition Catalogue

The exhibitions in St. Gallen and Cologny are accompanied by a comprehensive catalogue in German and French, to which some 42 authors have contributed. The introductory articles were written by François Avril, Marina Bernasconi Reusser, Jacqueline Cerquiglini-Toulet, Christoph Flüeler, Yasmina Foehr-Janssens, Jeffrey F. Hamburger, Ruedi Imbach, Brigitte Roux and Ernst Tremp.
The catalogue may be purchased at the exhibition or in bookshops.

Die schönsten Seiten der Schweiz. Geistliche und weltliche Handschriften, hrsg. von Marina Bernasconi Reusser, Christoph Flüeler und Brigitte Roux, Cinisello Balsamo: Silvana Editoriale, 2020 (€ 45; 49 CHF) 492 pp.

Trésors enluminés de Suisse. Manuscrits sacrés et profanes, sous la direction de Marina Bernasconi Reusser, Christoph Flüeler et Brigitte Roux, Cinisello Balsamo: Silvana Editoriale, 2020 (€ 45; 49 CHF) 492 pp.