Select manuscript from this collection: Cod. Sang. 1  Cod. Sang. 816 Cod. Sang. 818  Cod. Sang. 2135  618/882

Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
St. Gallen
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Stiftsbibliothek
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Cod. Sang. 817
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Aristotle · Boethius · Remmius Favinus (?)
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · 345 pp. · 25.9 x 19.4 cm · St. Gall (only parts) · 11th century
Language:
Language
Latin
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
A copy of Aristotle's Categoriae (Categories) and De interpretatione (On interpretation) in Latin, followed by the respective commentaries of Boethius on each of the Aristotelian texts. Between texts and commentaries is the poem De ponderibus et mensuris by Remmius Favinus (?) concerning weights and measures. This manuscript, decorated with three unusual initials (pp. 44, 203 and 221) was written during the 11th century, likely only parts of it in St. Gall. (smu)
Standard description:
Standard description
Codices Boethiani, A Conspectus of manuscripts of the works of Boethius II, ed. by Smith Lesley, London-Turin 2001, p. 201.
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Additional description:
Additional description
Lohr Carolus, Aristotelica Helvetica, Scrinium Friburgense (Sonderband 6), Freiburg 1994, S. 250.
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Additional description:
Additional description
Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 275-276.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-csg-0817 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0817)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
http://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0817
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
IIIF Drag-n-drop http://e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/csg-0817/manifest.json
How to quote:
How to quote
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 817: Aristotle · Boethius · Remmius Favinus (?) (http://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0817).
Online Since:
Online Since
04/15/2010
Additional literature:
Additional literature
Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
11th century
Decoration:
Decoration
Fully Painted, Initial, Ornamental
With in situ fragment:
With in situ fragment
Offset
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Ruler on page

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