| Location: | St. Gallen |
| Library / Collection: | Stiftsbibliothek |
| Shelfmark: | Cod. Sang. 579 |
| Manuscript title: | Vitae sanctorum. Dicta Martini ep. ad Polemium ep. Homiliae s. Caesarii. |
| Caption: | Parchment · 325 pp. · 29.5 x 21.5 cm · St. Gall · 9th century |
| Language: | Latin, Old High German, German |
| Manuscript summary: | A manuscript compilation written in the 9th century at the Abbey of St. Gall. The manuscript contains, among other items, the Lives of monastic father Antonius (by Athanasius), Paulus, Hilraion and Malchus (all by the church father Jerome), 12 homilies (Predigten) of Caesarius of Arles, additionals tracts by Caesarius and by Pseudo-Caesarius as well as the dicta of Martin of Braga addressed to Polemius entitled “De correctione rusticorum”. The manuscript contains a very large number of quill tests, including two alphabetical verses (“Adnexique globum…” and “Ferunt ophyr…”) and a scribal saying: Scribere discce puer… |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.5076/e-codices-csg-0579 |
| Permanent link: | http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0579 |
| How to quote: | St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 579: Vitae sanctorum. Dicta Martini ep. ad Polemium ep. Homiliae s. Caesarii. (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0579) |
| Online since: | 12/21/2009 |
| Additional literature: | Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog |
| External resources: |
Handschriftencensus – Eine Bestandesaufnahme der handschriftlichen Überlieferung
deutschsprachiger Texte des Mittelalters |
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