Gregory the Great, Moralia in Iob
Book 6
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Frauenfeld, Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau, X 347
Fergus Bovill, 2025 (Born Digital)
Remarks by the Editor
The digitisation and analysis of this fragment was generously supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
General Information
Title
Gregory the Great, Moralia in Iob
Shelfmarks
Frauenfeld, Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau, X 347
Page/Folio Reference
cover
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
Germany or Switzerland (Saint Gall?)
Date of Origin
8th century
Script, Hands
An Alemannic minuscule written in a single hand.
Original Condition
Number of Columns
1
Number of Lines
at least 22
Line Height
8 – 9 mm
Ruling
not visible
Current Condition
Extent
2 partial leaves
Dimensions
166 x 129 mm
More about the Current Condition
Two partial leaves have been trimmed as used as a cover for the host volume.
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The parchment is stained in places.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
No decoration.
Content
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Content Item
- Persons Gregory the Great
- Text Language Latin
- Title Moralia in Iob
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Content Description
Two partial leaves from Gregory the Great, Moralia in Iob:
front cover: Book 6, Chapter 16.
back cover: Book 6, Chapter 18.
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History
Persons and Institutions
The host volume belonged to the nearby Kartause Ittingen outside of Frauenfeld, Switzerland.
Host Volume
Title
Guido de Monte Rocherii, Manipulus curatorum
Date of Origin/Publication
1493
Place of Origin/Publication
Strasbourg
Shelfmark
Frauenfeld, Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau, X 347
Remarks
Parchment over cardboard.
Bibliography
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On the host volume:
Luginbühl, Marianne and Heinz Bothien. Meisterwerke des Frühen Buchdrucks: Die Inkunabel-Schätze der Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau aus den Klöstern von Ittingen, Fischingen und Kreuzlingen. Frauenfeld: Verlag Huber, 2011, p. 214.