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Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
St. Gallen
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Stiftsbibliothek
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Cod. Sang. 987
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Illustrated composite manuscript of edifying texts from the community of lay brothers of the Monastery of St. Gall with three edifying treatises in German
Caption:
Caption
Paper · 602 pp. · 28.5 x 21 cm · region of Lake Constance, community of lay brothers of the Monastery of St. Gall · 1454
Language:
Language
German
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
This manuscript contains three substantial treatises in German. At the beginning there is the life of Archbishop Johannes of Alexandria (pp. 583), written by Anastasius Bibliothecarius. It is followed by the edifying treatise Die vierundzwanzig Alten oder der goldene Thron der minnenden Seele by Otto of Passau (pp. 87544) and the History of the Three Kings (Historia trium regum) by John of Hildesheim (pp. 546602). The treatise by Otto of Passau is illustrated with 25 colored pen and ink drawings, outlined in red and extending the width of the column. The History of the Three Kings begins with a full-page miniature (p. 546), which shows the three Magi visiting the infant Jesus. The scribe and the illustrators of this manuscript, which possibly originated in the circle of the community of lay brothers of St. Gall, are unknown; stylistic characteristics suggest the Konstanz book illumination of Rudolf Stahel. The manuscript is dated to the year 1454 in three places (p. 93 as an inscription in a picture; p. 544; p. 602). In the 15th century the manuscript was the property of the community of lay brothers of the Monastery of St. Gall (who did not know Latin); in 1618 the manuscript was still in the library of the community of lay brothers. At least since 1755 it has been attested in the main library of St. Gall Abbey. (smu)
Standard description:
Standard description
Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 373-374.
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Additional description:
Additional description
Katalog der datierten Handschriften in der Schweiz in lateinischer Schrift vom Anfang des Mittelalters bis 1550, Dietikon-Zürich, 1991, III, S. 86, Nr. 238.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-csg-0987 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0987)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
http://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0987
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
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How to quote
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 987: Illustrated composite manuscript of edifying texts from the community of lay brothers of the Monastery of St. Gall with three edifying treatises in German (http://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0987).
Online Since:
Online Since
06/25/2015
Additional literature:
Additional literature
Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
15th century
Dated:
Dated
1454
Decoration:
Decoration
Figurative, Full Page, Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Text Block
Binding:
Binding
17th century
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