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Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 1008 : Augustinus, De civitate dei
For centuries this manuscript was unknown, until in 1963 it was discovered along with several other codices (including 1003, 1005, 1007, 1009) in a false floor over the library of Engelberg Abbey. The circumstances surrounding this stash – perhaps protection from theft or some other threat – are unknown. On the basis of how it was produced and the verse on 1r, the codex can be placed among the ser…
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Subject
- Medieval (European)
- reading culture
- Reading culture (medieval)
- Middle Ages
- Reading culture
Date
- 1143-1178
- 1143/1178
Medium
- parchment
- Parchment
Subject
- Medieval (European)
- reading culture
- Reading culture (medieval)
- Middle Ages
- Reading culture
Date
- 1143-1178
- 1143/1178
Medium
- parchment
- Parchment
Providing institution
- Stiftsbibliothek
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Creation date
- 1143-1178
- 1143/1178
Places
- Engelberg
- Engelberg
- Switzerland
Current location
- Engelberg
Identifier
- Cod. 1008
- http://www.manuscriptorium.com/object/CHSBE2COD_1008____0DSVMGE
Extent
- 28.5 x 20 cm
Format
- codex
- Codex
Language
- lat
- lat
Is part of
- Art of Reading in the Middle Ages: previously digitised item
Is referenced by
- Katalog der datierten Handschriften in der Schweiz in lateinischer Schrift vom Anfang des Mittelalters bis 1550. Bd. II: Die Handschriften der Bibliotheken Bern-Porrentruy, bearbeitet von Beat Matthias von Scarpatetti, Dietikon-Zürich 1983, Nr. 311, S. 114. (https://www.e-codices.ch/xml/tei_published/bke-1008.xml).
Providing country
- Czech Republic
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2022-06-01T10:48:37.209Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-06-10T11:28:07.931Z