Schaffhausen, Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 20 : Augustinus

This is a meticulous copy of Augustine’s De trinitate, written in a single-column; it has an opening page and a page with a decorative initial, as well as several initials with scroll ornamentation of varying heights at the beginning of each book. The manuscript is listed in the Allerheiligen Abbey register of books from about 1100 (Min. 17, f. 306v). In the 15th century this codex, like many othe…