The Golden Psalter (Psalterium aureum) of St. Gall, written and illuminated with 17 miniatures, either in the West Franconian empire (Soissons?) or in the monastery of St. Gall with the participation of West Franconian scribes and illuminators. (smu)

Online Since: 06/12/2006

The Folchart Psalter, a masterpiece of late Carolingian illumination. (smu)

Online Since: 09/14/2005

Produced in the thirteenth century, this Psalter shows evidence of heavy use. An “instructions for use” found on the back pastedown calls for the Psalter to be left in the choir so that every sister can read it. Thus, the Psalter came from a convent of women. Since St. Catherine is particularly emphasized in the calendar, it could have belonged to the convent of Dominican women of St. Catherine in St. Gall. Decoration consists of red and blue pen-flourished initials. In addition, the liturgical eight-part division as well as the three-part division of the Psalter are highlighted with larger painted initials, which are partially adorned with silver and gold ink. Following the Psalms, starting on p. 240, are the biblical Cantica, Credo, Te Deum, Symbolum Athanasianum and a litany. A few leaves were replaced in the fifteenth and fourteenth/fifteenth century (pp. 95–98, 257–264). Two quires of a breviary in the same hand as pp. 257–264 are bound to the litany (pp. 269–288). In the same hand, an incomplete calendar (July to December) with names of the month in German precedes the Psalter (pp. 1–12). Originally the calendar probably consisted of two quires, of which only the last leaf of the first quire and the complete second quire remain. On the front pastedown is glued the bookplate of Prince-Abbot Beda Angehrn (abbot 1767-1796). (sno)

Online Since: 12/14/2022

The manuscript is defective at the beginning and at the end; the Psalter begins in Ps. 4,5. The psalms are followed on p. 203-218 by the Old Testament canticles for the Lauds (without Canticum Moysis I) and two New Testament canticles, the Benedictus and the Magnificat. The Pater noster, which follows on p. 218, breaks off in the middle of the text. This small-format Psalter is written on parchment of inferior quality. The pages are heavily worn and often damaged. (sno)

Online Since: 10/08/2020

Short Psalter from the early 14th century, produced in the now dissolved west English Abbey of Malmesbury, with calendar and All Saints Litany, illustrated with artful initials and margin borders composed of leaves, flowers, animals and human heads. Acquired by the Cloister of St. Gall since 1500 at the latest, the volume was "augmented" at this location by the addition of some recipes for medical preparations. (smu)

Online Since: 12/23/2008

A glossed psalter from the monastery ofSt. Gall, dating from the middle of the 9th century. (smu)

Online Since: 12/31/2005

Books of the Old Testament from the time of the monk and master scribe Wolfcoz (ca. 820-840) (smu)

Online Since: 09/14/2005

A composite manuscript with three parts: 1) a copy of the Song of Songs, surrounded by a learned scholarly commentary from the 12th or 13th century, possibly from the Abbey of St. Gall, 2) a copy of the letter from Prosper of Aquitaine to Rufinus regarding De gratia et libero arbitrio, the work Pro Augustino responsiones ad capitula obiectionum Gallorum calumniantium by Prosper of Aquitaine, the work Responsiones ad Dulcitium de octo quaestionibus ab eo missis by Augustine, and the pseudo-Augustinian piece Hypomnosticon contra Pelagianos (like Cologne, Dombibliothek, Codex 79), 3) an incomplete copy of Augustine's work Enchiridion de fide, spe et caritate (a guide to belief, hope and love). (smu)

Online Since: 12/21/2009

A copy of three Old Testament books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs) made in St. Gall in about 800. On page 1, used for quill tests, is the St. Gall mocking verse, famous among Germanist scholars, Liubene ersazta sine gruz unde kab sina tohter zu... (smu)

Online Since: 12/23/2008

Incomplete copy of the Aurora, a verse commentary on the Bible by Petrus Riga († 1209). This codex contains only the books of the Old Testament and breaks off in the Book of Machabees. In detail, the content includes: Praefatio Petri Rigae (pp. 3–4), Genesis (pp. 4–60), Exodus (pp. 60–106), Leviticus with prologue (pp. 107–137), Numbers with prologue (pp. 137–160), Deuteronomy (pp. 160–169), Joshua (pp. 169–180), Judges (pp. 180–191), Ruth (pp. 191–193), 1st–4th Book of Kings with prologue (pp. 193–244), Tobit (pp. 244–261), Daniel (pp. 261–285), Esther (pp. 285–294), Judith (pp. 294–300), Machabees, V. 1–234, 307–445 and 235–272 (pp. 301–313). In several places, the text contains additions that are not by Petrus Rigo; for the most part they are listed in the edition by Paul E. Beichner (Aurora. Petri Rigae Biblia versificata. A the Bible, Notre Dame 1965). Contains numerous interlinear and marginal glosses. (sno)

Online Since: 03/22/2018

Books of the Old Testament from the time of the monk and master scribe Wolfcoz (ca. 820-840) (smu)

Online Since: 12/31/2005

Books of the Old Testament from the time of the monk and master scribe Wolfcoz (ca. 820-840) (smu)

Online Since: 09/14/2005

Books of the Old Testament (Isaiah, Hosea, Zechariah and Daniel) from the time of Abbot Grimald (841-872) with commentary to the left and to the right of the Bible text. (smu)

Online Since: 06/12/2006

Bible manuscript from the time of Hartmut, Vice-abbot ca. 850-872 and Abbot 872-883, containing books of the Old Testament (Isaiah, Jeremiah): one volume of the so-called "Kleine Hartmut-Bibel". (smu)

Online Since: 12/12/2006

Books of the Old Testament from the time of the monk and master scribe Wolfcoz (ca. 820-840) (smu)

Online Since: 12/31/2005

Books of the Old Testament, a gift of Bishop John of Constanz (760-782) to the monastery of St. Gall; compendium of 27 medical and pharmaceutical treatises by known and unknown authors of the 9th century. (smu)

Online Since: 09/14/2005

Copy of the Old Testament books of Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Twelve Minor Prophets, produced in the 9th century in the Cloister of St. Gall. On pages 1 and 2: the remnants of a Greek version of the Gospel of Mark. (smu)

Online Since: 12/23/2008

Bible manuscript from the time of Hartmut, Vice-abbot ca. 850-872 and Abbot 872-883, containing books of the Old Testament (Ezekiel, Daniel and the minor prophets): one volume of the so-called "Kleine Hartmut-Bibel". Includes a malediction upon thieves by the owner. (smu)

Online Since: 12/12/2006

A copy of the two Old Testament books of Maccabees, written in the 9th century at the Abbey of St. Gall. The end of the second book of Maccabees is missing. (smu)

Online Since: 12/21/2009

Codex Delta: the Gospels in Greek with interlinear translation into Latin, written by Irish monks, probably in the Cloister of Bobbio (northeast of Genoa) about 850. Among the most important ancient Greek biblical texts that have been preserved. Colorfully detailed initial capitals make this item important to the study of manuscript decoration. The catalog of a cycle of Greek Gospel illustrations with 42 titles is found on page 129. The sole (fragmentary) known Carmen of the Gospel (Carmen de evangelio) by Pseudo-Hilarius is also bound into this manuscript. Two sister-manuscripts of this Codex Delta are held by the University of Basel Library (the Greek-Latin Psalter, A VII 3) and in the State Library of Saxony at Dresden (Letters of Paul in Greek and Latin). (smu)

Online Since: 12/09/2008