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238/890
238/890
| 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. 254 |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title Jerome, Commentary on the Old Testament book of Isaiah. Includes the most authentic version of the Old English "Death Song" by the Venerable Bede |
| Caption: | Caption Parchment · 256 pp. · 29 x 23 cm · St. Gall · around 860 |
| Language: |
Language
Latin, Old English, English |
| Manuscript Summary: | Manuscript Summary A redaction by the Anglo-Saxon Joseph Scottus, written in about 860. Appended is the oldest known surviving copy of the letter of Cuthbert, student of the Venerable Bede, to his friend Cuthwin, relating the story of the death of Bede in the year 735. This account incorporates the Old English Death Song by Bede, Fore there neidfaerae ..., in the oldest known version in Bede's own Northumbrian dialect. The manuscript still retains its original Carolingian binding. |
| Standard description: | Standard description Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 95-96.Show standard description |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | DOI (Digital Object Identifier 10.5076/e-codices-csg-0254 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0254) |
| Permanent link: | Permanent link http://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0254 |
| IIIF Manifest URL: |
IIIF Manifest URL
http://e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/csg-0254/manifest.json
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| How to quote: | How to quote St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 254: Jerome, Commentary on the Old Testament book of Isaiah. Includes the most authentic version of the Old English "Death Song" by the Venerable Bede (http://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0254). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 11/04/2010 |
| 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 |
| Decoration: |
Decoration
Initial, Ornamental, Penwork |
| Binding: |
Binding
9th century |
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