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St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen, Cod. Sang. 553
Sandy Maillard, Fragmentarium, 2018 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
unknown
Shelfmarks
Cod. Sang. 553
Material
Wood
Current Condition
Dimensions
230 x 145 mm
Host Volume
Title
Lives of the Irish saints and saints of St. Gall
Date of Origin/Publication
9th/10th centuries
Place of Origin/Publication
St. Gall
Shelfmark
Cod. Sang. 553
Remarks
Lives of the patron or "house" saints of St. Gall, written in the first half of the 9th century in the monastery of St. Gall, includes multiple short hagiographic and liturgical texts including: a) the life history of Columba, composed by Jonas of Bobbio, in excellent condition, b) the unique surviving copy in the world of the life history of St. Gallen founder Saint Gallus, composed by Reichenau monk Wetti in about 816/824.