Select manuscript from this collection: Cod. Sang. 1 Cod. Sang. 877 Cod. Sang. 879 olim Cod. Sang. 1394 660/959

Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
St. Gallen
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Stiftsbibliothek
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Cod. Sang. 878
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Vademecum of Walahfrid Strabo
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · 304 pp. · 21.5 x 13.5 cm · Reichenau · between about 825 and 849
Language:
Language
Latin, German
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
The Vademecum (personal handbook) of Walahfrid Strabo (ca. 808-849), Abbot of Reichenau. It is one of the few known autographs of a prominent figure to survive from the early Middle Ages. It contains diverse texts and images by numerous hands, written between ca. 825 and 849, among them a labyrinth (on page 277) and different alphabets (pages 320/321), one in runes. (smu)
Standard description:
Standard description
Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 307-309.
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Additional description:
Additional description
Beccaria Augusto, I codici di medicina del periodo presalernitano, Roma 1956, pp. 391-393.
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Additional description:
Additional description
Beschreibung nach Bernhard Bischoff, Eine Sammelhandschrift Walahfrid Strabos (Cod. Sangall. 878), in: Ders., Mittelalterliche Studien. Ausgewählte Aufsätze zur Schriftkunde und Literaturgeschichte, Bd. II, Stuttgart 1967, S. 34-51.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.5076/e-codices-csg-0878 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-csg-0878)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
https://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0878
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How to quote:
How to quote
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 878: Vademecum of Walahfrid Strabo (/en/list/one/csg/0878).
Online Since:
Online Since
12/12/2006
Additional literature:
Additional literature
newer_literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
9th century

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