Manuscript Summary: This first part of the three-volume Engelberg Bible (together with Cod. 4 and Cod. 5) contains the Pentatuch and the books of the Prophets. The captioned pen sketch with verse of dedication on fol. 1v
portrays Abbot Frowin (1143-1178) presenting the codex to Mary, the
patroness of the Cloister. This large-format volume was, according to
the colophon on 281v,
written by Richene, the only scribe from Frowin’s time that we know by
name. The careful preparation of the parchment with decorative
needlework and the staid style of script and initials in limited colors
are characteristic of the recognizable works of Frowin’s library. (grd)
Standard description:
P. Benedictus Gottwald, Catalogus codicum manu scriptorum qui asservantur in Bibliotheca Monasterii O.S.B. Engelbergensis in Helvetia, Freiburg im Breisgau 1891, p. 12-13. Show standard description
Additional description:
Bruckner Albert, Scriptoria Medii Aevi Helvetica 8, Schreibschulen der Diözese Konstanz, Stift Engelberg, Genf 1950, S. 108-109. Show additional description
Additional description:
Katalog der datierten Handschriften in der Schweiz in lateinischer Schrift vom Anfang des Mittelalters bis 1550, Bd. II: Die Handschriften der Bibliotheken Bern-Porrentruy, bearbeitet von Beat Matthias von Scarpatetti, Dietikon-Zürich 1983, Nr. 223, S. 83. Show additional description
Online Since:
06/09/2011
Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 3
Parchment · 281 ff. · 44 x 31.7 cm · Engelberg · 1143-1178
Biblia latina vulgatae versionis cum prologis
How to quote:
Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 3, f. 87r – Biblia latina vulgatae versionis cum prologis (https://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/bke/0003)