| Location: | St. Gallen |
| Library / Collection: | Stiftsbibliothek |
| Shelfmark: | Cod. Sang. 878 |
| Manuscript title: | Vademecum of Walahfrid Strabo |
| Caption: | Parchment · 304 pp. · 21.5 x 13.5 cm · Reichenau · between about 825 and 849 |
| Language: | Latin, German |
| 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. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.5076/e-codices-csg-0878 |
| Permanent link: | http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0878 |
| How to quote: | St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 878: Vademecum of Walahfrid Strabo (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0878) |
| Online since: | 12/12/2006 |
| Additional literature: | Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog |
| External resources: |
Handschriftencensus – Eine Bestandesaufnahme der handschriftlichen Überlieferung
deutschsprachiger Texte des Mittelalters Wikipedia |
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