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Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 138 : Sancti Augustini liber retractationum et de poenitentia
This codex contains Augustine's Retractationes (1r-73r), introduced by a richly decorated initial that extends for the whole length of the page. At the beginning of the Liber de poenitentia, on 73r, there is a smaller, but just as artistic initial with an eagle motif. The text of both works probably comes from the same hand, and is accompanied throughout by numerous rubricated lines and simpler de…
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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. 138
- http://www.manuscriptorium.com/object/CHSBE2COD_138_____1MEZNN0
Extent
- 16 x 11.8 cm
Format
- codex
- Codex
Language
- lat
- lat
Is part of
- Art of Reading in the Middle Ages: previously digitised item
Is referenced by
- P. Benedictus Gottwald, Catalogus codicum manu scriptorum qui asservantur in Bibliotheca Monasterii O.S.B. Engelbergensis in Helvetia, Freiburg im Breisgau 1891, p. 141. (https://www.e-codices.ch/xml/tei_published/bke-0138.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