| Location: | St. Gallen |
| Library / Collection: | Stiftsbibliothek |
| Shelfmark: | Cod. Sang. 426 |
| Manuscript title: | Liber scintillarum |
| Caption: | Parchment · 290 pp. · 28-28.5 x 18 cm · 9th century |
| Language: | Latin |
| Manuscript summary: | A copy of the Liber scintillarum, a text originally written in about 730 by the monk Defensor of Ligugé (near Poitiers), produced during the 9th century, not at the Abbey of St. Gall. The 81 chapter Liber scintillarum is a florilegium (anthology) of maxims and sayings attributed to God and the saints, derived from the Bible and the writings of the church fathers. The last part of the volume contains fragments of lessons from the monastic liturgy of the hours (lectiones), as well as aphorisms. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.5076/e-codices-csg-0426 |
| Permanent link: | http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0426 |
| How to quote: | St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 426: Liber scintillarum (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0426) |
| Online since: | 12/21/2009 |
| Additional literature: | Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog |
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