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 St. Gallen Stiftsbibliothek Cod. Sang. 844 <persName role="author" key="pnd_11851282X">Boethius</persName>, De consolatione philosophiae St Gall (Bruckner) s. X (Bruckner) s. IX (Scherrer) p. 1-3 Notker Labeo Prologus de translatione imperii Romani Oportet nos memores esse quę de romano imperio regnum defecit ut paulus prophetauit. OHG version of this text is found in CSG 825, p. 5 Edition Notker Labeo [?]. Prologus, ed. H. Hattemer in Notker's des Teutschen Werke, 2: Troestungen der Philosophie (Denkmahle des Mittlelalters. St. Gallen's altteutsche Sprachschætze 3). St Gall: Scheitlin und Zollikofer, 1844-9, p. 11-12. Google Books Edition based on this manuscript alone Bibliography For further bibliography, see IMB and LexMA p. 3 <supplied>De differentia inter carmina et modos</supplied> Carmina. Distat inter carmina et modos in quibus liberales artes continentur. These appear similar to Remigius' glosses on the Consolatio p. 6-12 Lupus Servatus De metris Boetii libellus Quinque libros philosophicae consolationis insignis auctor boetius permeant figuris per duplices in reliquis per simplices computari. Contains similar addition at the end to that found in Naples IV.G.68, 4r Edition Lupus Servatus. De metris Boetii libellus, ed. R. Peiper (Anicii Manlii Severini Boetii Philosophiae Consolationis libri quinque). Leipzig: Teubner, 1871, p. xxv-xxviiii. Google Books Critical edition but does not use this manuscript Bibliography Brown, Virginia. "Lupus of Ferrières on the Metres of Boethius'", in Latin Script and Letters, A.D. 400-900: Festschrift Presented to Ludwig Bieler on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday, ed. John J. O'Meara and Bern Naumann. Leiden: Brill, 1976, p. 63-79. Google Books For further bibliography, see: IMB and LexMA p. 13-186 Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiae Carmina qui quondam studio florente peregi cum ante oculos agitis iudicis cuncta cernentis; p. 13-38 Liber I p. 38-69 Liber II p. 70-115 Liber III p. 116-157 Liber IIII p. 157-186 LIber V Index Reference Numbers CPL 878 Editions Boethius. De consolatione philosophiae, ed. C. Moreschini in Boethius: De consolatione philosophiae; opuscula theologica (Bibliotheca Teubneriana). Munich and Leipzig: K.G. Saur, 2005, p. 3–162. Critical edition using this manuscript, reporting it by siglum F Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, ed. E.K. Rand (Loeb Classical Library 74). Cambridge MA: Harvard UP, 1990, p. 130–434. Not a critical edition, but independently constructed text by Rand Boethius. Philosophiae consolatio, ed. L. Bieler (CCSL 94). Turnhout: Brepols, 1957, p. 1–105. Critical edition using ('raro') this manuscript, reporting it by siglum F Boethius. Philosophiae consolationis libri quinque, ed. G. Weinberger (with R. Peiper, G. Schepss, A. Engelbrecht & E. Hauler) (CSEL 67). Vienna: Hoelder-Pichler-Tempsky, 1934, p. 1–127. Critical edition sometimes using this manuscript, reporting in by siglum F Anicii Manlii Severini Boetii: Philosophiae consolationis libri quinque, ed. R. Peiper. Leipzig: Teubner, 1871, p. 3–145. Google Books Critical edition but does not use this manuscript Translation Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, trans. S. J. Tester (Loeb Classical Library 74). Cambridge MA: Harvard UP, 1990, p. 131–435. Bibliography For further bibliography, see: IMB and LexMA p. 13-186 <supplied>Glossae Germanicae et Latinae super Boethio</supplied> Editions E. von Steinmeyer. Die althochdeutschen Glossen (Vol. 2). Berlin: Weidmann, 1882, p. 65-66. Google Books Bibliography Courcelle, Pierre. La consolation de philosophie dans la tradition littéraire. Paris: Études Augustiniennes, 1967, p. 270, 404. For further bibliography, see: IMB and LexMA p. 13-186 Vita Boethii I Tempore theoterici regis insignis auctor specie poematis conscripserat. Editions Vita Boetii I, ed. R. Peiper in Anicii Manlii Severini Boetii Philosophiae Consolationis libri quinque Leipzig: Teubner, 1871, p. xxx-xxxi. Google Books Critical edition but does not use this manuscript Bibliography For further bibliography, see: IMB and LexMA Parchment, with parchment and wooden binding. Thin, dirty uncarefully cut but well-smoothed parchment, flesh-side dirty yellowish, hair-side brownish with pores and spots; some old holes. HFHF. 186 pp. 219-223 x 161-164 mm

Mainly quaternions, marked in red ink pp. 20-52 as I-III. However p. 1-4 form a binio, p. 181-186 form a ternio. (Bruckner)

 Single column, 21 lines per page. Written area 15.3 x 11.7-12 (10.2-10.5) cm. (Bruckner) Mainly by 1 hand in rust to dark brown ink, s. X, with some interlinear and marginal notes and glosses. Titles in rustics, in red or normal ink. Initial C on p. 13 decorated with vine motif, in red; decorated red initials also on p. 39 (P), p. 70 (J), p. 116 (H), p. 158 (D). (Bruckner)

Probationes pennae (s. X onward) on p. 1, 4, 5.

In old wooden binding with a parchment backing, without frets. Two clasps now missing. Paper pastedowns, and 1 paper flyleaf at front. On the spine, a note (s. XIX) Boetius de Consolatione Philosophia. (Bruckner)

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