Codex Sangallensis (plural ''Codices Sangallenses'') is the designation of
codices
The codex (plural codices ) was the historical ancestor of the modern book. Instead of being composed of sheets of paper, it used sheets of vellum, papyrus, or other materials. The term ''codex'' is often used for ancient manuscript books, with ...
housed at the
Abbey library of Saint Gall
The Abbey Library of Saint Gall (german: Stiftsbibliothek) is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1983, the library, as well as the Abbey of St. Gall, were designated a World Heritage Site, as “an outst ...
in
St. Gallen
, neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach
, twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic)
, website ...
. The codices are indexed with a continuous Arabic number of up to four digits. Many of the codices have been digitized through the e-codices project in Switzerland, with over 2000 of them freely available online.
Notable Codices Sangallenses include:
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Codex Sangallensis 18
Uncial 0130 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 80 ( Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated palaeographically to the 9th-century. Formerly it was labelled by Wc.
Description
The codex contains a small part of the M ...
(0130 on the list Gregory-Aland) — fragments of the gospels of Mark and Luke in Greek; 9th century
* Codex Sangallensis 22, the
Golden Psalter of St. Gallen
The Golden Psalter of St. Gall (''Psalterium Aureum'', Codex Sangallensis 22) is a Carolingian Gallican psalter produced in the late 9th century, probably begun in West Francia (Soissons, court school of Charles the Bald?), later continued in S ...
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Codex Sangallensis 48
Codex Sangallensis, designated by Δ or 037 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 76 ( von Soden), is a Greek-Latin diglot uncial manuscript of the four Gospels. It is usually dated palaeographically to the 9th century CE, though a few palaeograp ...
(037 on the list Gregory-Aland) — four gospels in Greek with only one lacuna; 9th/10th century
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Codex Sangallensis 51
The Irish Gospels of St. Gall or Codex Sangallensis 51 is an 8th-century Insular Gospel Book, written either in Ireland or by Irish monks in the Abbey of St. Gall in Switzerland, where it is now in the Abbey library of St. Gallen as MS 51. It ha ...
(48 on the list Beuron) — four gospels in Latin; 8th century
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Codex Sangallensis 53 — also known as ''Evangelium Longum'', a book known mostly for its valuable covers.
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Codex Sangallensis 56 — Diatessaron in Latin; 9th century; copy of the Codex Fuldensis
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Codex Sangallensis 63 — manuscript of Vulgate
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Codex Sangallensis 190
The codex (plural codices ) was the historical ancestor of the modern book. Instead of being composed of sheets of paper, it used sheets of vellum, papyrus, or other materials. The term ''codex'' is often used for ancient manuscript books, with ...
— 12 letters of Ruricius
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Codex Sangallensis 381
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Codex Sangallensis 484
The Codex Sangallensis 484 (Signature Cod. Sang. 484) is an early medieval music manuscript, produced in the Abbey of Saint Gall, abbey of St. Gallen and stored in the Abbey library of Saint Gall, Abbey Library in St. Gallen. The manuscript is kn ...
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Codex Sangallensis 878 Codex Sangallensis 878 is a manuscript kept in the library of the Abbey of St. Gall, in Switzerland. It dates to the 9th century and probably originates in Fulda monastery. It contains mainly excerpts of grammatical texts, including the ''Ars minor' ...
— grammatical texts, including the ''Ars minor'' and ''Ars maior'' of Aelius Donatus, the grammar of Priscian, the ''Etymologiae'' of Isidore of Sevilla and the grammar of Alcuin
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Codex Sangallensis 904 — an Old Irish manuscript on Latin grammar
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Codex Sangallensis 907
The Codex Sangallensis 907, designated S, is an 8th-century Latin manuscript of the New Testament. The text, written on vellum, is a version of the Latin Vulgate Bible. It contains the text of the Catholic epistles, Book of Revelation, and non-bi ...
— manuscript of Vulgate
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Codex Sangallensis 1395
Codex Sangallensis 1395 is a nineteenth-century compilation of fragments, and includes a 5th-century Latin manuscript of the New Testament, designated by Σ. The text, written on vellum, is a version of the Latin Vulgate.
Description
The colle ...
— the oldest manuscript of Vulgate gospels
See also
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Codex Monacensis Codex Monacensis (plural ''Monacenses'') is the designation of several codices housed at the Bavarian State Library in Munich (german: München, link=no la, Monacum, link=no). These include:
* Codex Latinus Monacensis (clm), several related Vetus ...
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Medieval manuscripts