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Gregory the Great, Moralia in Iob – Fragment

Parchment · 2 partial leaves · 701 – 800 CE · Germany or Switzerland (Saint Gall?) · 166 x 129 mm

F-njok

Frauenfeld, Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau, X 347, Cover
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Curated Tags
Topic: Moralia in Iob
Century
8th century
Text Language
Latin
Script Type
Pre-carolingian Script
Persons
Gregorius Magnus, saint (Author)
Places
Origin: Saint Gall
Provenance: Switzerland
Summary

Two rare partial leaves from an 8th-century manuscript of Gregory the Great's Moralia in Iob written in Alemannic minuscule, containing sections from Book 6, chapters 16 and 18. Repurposed as a cover for the incunabulum X 347, an edition of Guido de Monte Rocherii's Manipulus curatorum from 1493. 

A sister leaf is used as a cover for another printed book in the collection: Frauenfeld, Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau, X 42.

Summary Author
Fergus Bovill (2025)
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