Manuscript Summary:This manuscript in two columns contains a copy of the first eight books of the Old Testament (Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Ruth) that was transcribed at the monastery of St. Gall in the 12th century. At the beginning (p. 1) and at the end (p. 254), there are, in addition to occasional pen trials and additional notes in Latin and in German, copies of two hymns with neumes (Veni redemptor gentium by Ambrose and Jesu redemptor omnium).(smu)
Standard description: Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 2.
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Additional description: Bruckner Albert, Scriptoria Medii Aevi Helvetica 3, Schreibschulen der Diözese Konstanz, St. Gallen II, Genf 1938, S. 55.
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Online Since: 06/23/2016
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 3
Parchment · 254 pp. · 28 x 20.6 cm · St. Gall · 12th century
Bible (Gn, Ex, Lv, Nm, Dt, Ios, Idc, Rt)
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St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 3, p. 252 – Bible (Gn, Ex, Lv, Nm, Dt, Ios, Idc, Rt) (https://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0003)