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Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
St. Gallen
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Stiftsbibliothek
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Cod. Sang. 872
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii / Two commentaries on Gospels
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · II + 412 pp. · 24 x 17 cm · St. Gall · 11th century / 13th century
Language:
Language
Old High German, German, Latin
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
Notker the German, Old High German translation and commentary on De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii of Martianus Capella; two commentaries on the gospels from the 12th and 13th century; a translation from Latin into Old High German plus commentary on the first two books of Martianus Capella's († 439) work The Marriage of Philology and Mercury by the St. Gall monk Notker the German written in the 11th century. The two commentaries on the gospels date from the 12th and 13th centuries. The Martianus Capella part is a palimpsest, for the most part written over an older, barely legible text of the Institutiones Grammaticae of Priscianus of Caesarea. (smu)
Standard description:
Standard description
Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 302.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-csg-0872 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0872)
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Permanent link
https://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0872
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
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How to quote
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 872: De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii / Two commentaries on Gospels (https://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0872).
Online Since:
Online Since
12/12/2006
Additional literature:
Additional literature
Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
11th century, 13th century
Codicology:
Codicology
Palimpsest
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