Select manuscript from this collection: Cod. Sang. 1  Cod. Sang. 501 Cod. Sang. 503i  Cod. Sang. 2135  417/890

Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
St. Gallen
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Stiftsbibliothek
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Cod. Sang. 503ab
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Prayer book, Latin and French
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · II + 161 pp. · 12 x 8 cm · France · 2nd half of the 15th century
Language:
Language
Latin, French
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
Small format prayer Book on highest quality parchment with Latin and several French prayers. The coat of arms on p. 3 refers to the Montboissier family from Auvergne as commissioner. In addition to a half-page crucifixion scene (p. 3), the manuscript also contains many tiny initials, most of them with animal heads, as wells as numerous miniatures on pp. 97-146, taking up four lines of text with images of saints. (sno)
Standard description:
Standard description
Scarpatetti Beat Matthias von, Die Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen, Band 2 Abt. III/2: Codices 450-546: Liturgica, Libri precum, deutsche Gebetbücher, Spiritualia, Musikhandschriften 9.-16. Jahrhundert, Wiesbaden 2008, S. 181-186.
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Additional description:
Additional description
Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 158.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-csg-0503ab (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0503ab)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
https://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0503ab
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
IIIF Drag-n-drop https://e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/csg-0503ab/manifest.json
How to quote:
How to quote
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 503ab: Prayer book, Latin and French (https://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0503ab).
Online Since:
Online Since
10/13/2016
Additional literature:
Additional literature
Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog
Rights:
Rights
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
15th century
Decoration:
Decoration
Figurative, Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Initial, Line Filler, Margin, Ornamental, Text Block
Binding:
Binding
18th century
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