Select manuscript from this collection: Cod. Sang. 1  Cod. Sang. 590 Cod. Sang. 592  Cod. Sang. 2135  485/890

Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
St. Gallen
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Stiftsbibliothek
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Cod. Sang. 591
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Mystical prayer and devotional book
Caption:
Caption
Paper · 320 pp. · 20.5 x 14 cm · Freiburg im Breisgau (?) · 15th century
Language:
Language
German
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
This German-language manuscript gathers together a series of strongly mystical stories and prayers. The first two thirds (pp. 1259) are taken up by three translations of texts by Elisabeth of Schönau, all of which have as their object St. Ursula and the eleven thousand virgins. Then follows the legend of St. Cordula (pp. 260264). The remaining texts, with the exception of an excerpt from Mechtild of Hackeborn (pp. 295302) are all prayers, mostly addressed to Mary and often with extensive instructions for the prayer. The book is rubricated throughout, and it has two simple pen-flourished initials (p. 1, 162); the rubric on p. 1 is written in a display script. Inside the book can be found a bookmark made of four thin cords knotted at the top. The binding comes from the fifteenth century and is decorated with stamps and decorative lines. In 1794, Ildefons von Arx purchased the manuscript from the collection of the dissolved convent of Poor Clares of St. Dorothea of Freiburg im Breisgau (ownership marks p. 1 and p. 320; purchase note, p. 1). (mat)
Standard description:
Standard description
Scarpatetti Beat Matthias von, Die Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen, Bd. 1: Abt. IV: Codices 547-669: Hagiographica, Historica, Geographica, 8.-18. Jahrhundert, Wiesbaden 2003, S. 129-131.
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Additional description:
Additional description
Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 191.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-csg-0591 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0591)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
https://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0591
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
IIIF Drag-n-drop https://e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/csg-0591/manifest.json
How to quote:
How to quote
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 591: Mystical prayer and devotional book (https://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0591).
Online Since:
Online Since
09/22/2022
Additional literature:
Additional literature
Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog
External resources:
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
15th century
Decoration:
Decoration
Initial, Ornamental, Penwork
Binding:
Binding
15th century
With in situ fragment:
With in situ fragment
Guard
Materiality:
Materiality
Bookmark
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MartinaBackes · 11/05/2024, 12:22:51

Der Klarissenkonvent in Freiburg/Br. trug den Namen St. Klara, nicht St. Dorothea, wie in der Beschreibung irrtümlich angegeben ist.
Im Bücherverzeichnis, das anlässlich der Aufhebung des Klosters 1782 erstellt wurde, taucht die Handschrift nicht auf.

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