| Country | Location, Library | Manuscripts |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | Überlingen, Leopold-Sophien-Bibliothek | 1 |
| Austria | St. Paul in Kärnten, Stiftsbibliothek St. Paul im Lavanttal | 1 |
| Country | Location, Library | Manuscripts |
|---|---|---|
| France | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France | 1 |
| United States of America | Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art | 1 |
| Russia | St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia | 1 |
Number of manuscripts: 10
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 194
Paper · 193 ff. · 20.5 x 14 cm · Upper Rhine/Switzerland (Bern?) · second half of the 15th century
This spiritual handbook contains assorted German texts: a translation of the Gospel of Nicodemus and a communion devotion together with Dominican funeral rites and mystical texts about Christ's Passion. The manuscript originated in the third quarter of the 15th century in the area of the Upper Rhine and was originally the property of the Dominican abbey at Bern (Inselkloster St. Michael). After the Reformation, at the end of the 16th century, the manuscript was acquired by the Solothurn City Library (Bibliotheca civitatis).
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 378
Parchment · 397 + II ff. · 17 x 12 cm · Lombardy · 1470/1471
This illustrated breviary for the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine was produced in 1470/1471 in Lombardy. The elegant script is characteristic of the Abbey of Santa Croce at Mortara. In the 17th century the volume was acquired by the patrician Wagner family of Solothurn, whose books were bequeathed to the city library in 1773.
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 386
Paper · 236 ff. · 22 x 15 cm · Ravensburg (?) · 1463-1466
TThis southern german manuscript is a collection of medical texts that include, in addition to the Artzneibuch (Book of Nutrition) by Ortolf von Baierland and extracts from the Thesaurus pauperum by Petrus Hispanus,a complete separate text on healing as the Corpus of cloister medicine as well as assorted versions of the Wacholderbeertraktat (Juniper berry tract), extracts from Bartholomeus, the Antidotarium Nicolai and much more. These texts were assembled between 1463 and 1466 by Reichenau physician Hans Stoll. The codex is listed in the first catalog of the Solothurn City Library of 1766/1771.
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 451
Paper · 285 ff. · 21.0 x 14.5 cm · Dominican Convent, region of Zurich · second quarter of the 14th century
The Solothurn Legendary is the earliest example of a collection of legends in the German language. This manuscript was written during the second quarter of the 14th century in a Dominican cloister, possibly in Töss (near Winterthur) or in Oetenbach (Zurich). The manuscript was acquired by Solothurn in the 17th century.
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 458
Paper · 252 ff. · 15.5 x 10.5 cm · Bern, Inselkloster St. Michael · 1507
This German book of meditations and prayers for Dominican nuns was produced at the Inselkloster St. Michael in Bern. It contains, inter alia, numerous excerpts from the writings of Gertrud of Helfta and Mechthild of Hackeborn. Most of it was written in 1507 by Sister Luzia von Moos. Beginning in the 17th century the manuscript is known to have been in the possession of the Solothurn family Gugger; at the beginning of the 19th century it was obtained by the Solothurn City Library.
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S I 167
Paper · 161 ff. · 27.5 x 21.2 · Strassburg and Rottweil on the Neckar (Wurttemberg) · late 14th century
This composite manuscript brings together assorted treatises, mainly computistical and astronomical works (by Jakob Twinger von Königshofen, Johannes Münzinger, Johannes de Sacrobosco and others). It was written between 1388 and 1394 in Strassburg and in Rottweil on the Neckar (Wurttemberg) by Konrad Justinger and by Werner Mardersberger. One of the scribes, Werner Mardersberger was later director of the Solothurn Abbey School. The volume was acquired by the Solothurn Abbey Library in 1504.
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S I 175
Paper · I + 787 + I ff. · ca. 30 x 11 cm · Basel and Solothurn · 1438-1443
Between 1438 and 1443 the proceedings of the Basel Council, somewhat abridged, were recorded single-handedly by Council Notary Jakob Hüglin (ca. 1400-1484). Hüglin, a Canon lawyer, was provost of the Abbey of St. Urs in Solothurn from 1455 until his death in 1484. Thus these original notes on the proceedings, together with other conciliar documents, eventually made their way into the Solothurn City Library.
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S I 251
Paper · 111 ff. · 29.5/21.5 cm · Solothurn · end of the 15th century
The Cantatorium presents selections from the Gradual; it contains music for solo-voice elements of the Mass that are meant to be sung by the cantor. This manuscript from the late 15th century originated in the Abbey of St. Urs at Solothurn and was occasionally used in the parish of Biberist. Particularly noteworthy in this volume are German versions of two hymns.
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S II 43
Paper · 450 + II ff. · 30.8 x 26.0 cm · Hagenau · about 1460
The Solothurn history Bible (“Historienbibel”) was created in 1460 in the workshop of Diebold Lauber in Hagenau (Alsace). This prestigious piece of work may have been comissioned by Solothurn City Clerk Hans vom Stall (1419-1499). In 1763 the book was acquired by the Solothurn City Library as a part of the von Staal family library.
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S III 1
Parchment and paper · 313 ff. · 45 x 31 cm · Upper Rhine area · 14th century (about 1320-1330)
This Franciscan Gradual was produced between 1320 and 1330 in a scriptorium in the Upper Rhine area. It was originally the property of the Franciscan monastery in Solothurn, where it remained in use until the 18th century.