The Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books of the
Austrian National Library
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was formed in April 2008 by merging the departments of "Manuscripts, Autographs, and Closed Collections" and of "Incunabula, Old and Valuable Books".
Within the library, the manuscripts are given a signature of ''Cod.'' plus an abbreviation of the applicable grouping (mostly by language; in the case of the Japanese and Chinese collection, the more generic ''Cim.'', for ''cimelia'' "heirlooms, treasures" is used). When the context does not make clear that the manuscript is from Vienna, the abbreviation ''Cod. Vindob.'' is used, short for ''Codex Vindobonensis'' (after
Vindobona
Vindobona (from Gaulish ''windo-'' "white" and ''bona'' "base/bottom") was a Roman military camp on the site of the modern city of Vienna in Austria. The settlement area took on a new name in the 13th century, being changed to Berghof, or now si ...
, the ancient Roman name of Vienna).
Manuscript groupings
The manuscripts are grouped as follows:
*European manuscripts:
**Cod. 1-15000 (old holdings)
**Cod. Ser. n.1-50178 = Codices Series nova - new acquisitions from about 1870
*
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
manuscripts: Cod. Armen. 1-34 = Codices Armeniaci
*
Ethiopian
Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...
manuscripts: Cod. Aethiop. 1-45 = Codices Aethiopici
*
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of v ...
manuscripts: Cim. Sin. 1-390 (gaps in the sequence of
shelfmark
A shelfmark is a mark in a book or manuscript that denotes the cupboard or bookcase where it is kept as well as the shelf and possibly even its location on the shelf. The closely related term pressmark (from press, meaning cupboard) denotes only t ...
s: Cim. Sin. 1-24, 163, 215, 384-390) = Cimelia Sinica
*
Georgian
Georgian may refer to:
Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
**Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three script ...
manuscripts: Cod. Georg. 1-5 = Codices Georgici
*
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
manuscripts:
**Cod. Jur. gr. 1-18 = Codices Juridici graeci
**Cod. Hist. gr. 1-130 = Codices Historici graeci
**Cod. Phil. Gr. 1-347 = Codices Philologici et Philosophici graeci
**Cod. Suppl. gr. 1-201 = Codices Supplementum graecum
**Cod. Theol. gr. 1-337 = Codices Theologici graeci
*Manuscript fragments: Fragm. = Fragmenta
*
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
manuscripts: Cod. Hebr. 1-244 = Codices Hebraici
*Indian manuscripts:
**Cod. Ind. 1-171 = Codices Indici
**Cod. Sanskr. 1-33 = Codices Sanskritici
*
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
manuscripts: Cim. Jap. 3, 9, 18, 21, 51 = Cimelia Japonica
*
Coptic
Coptic may refer to:
Afro-Asia
* Copts, an ethnoreligious group mainly in the area of modern Egypt but also in Sudan and Libya
* Coptic language, a Northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the 17th century
* Coptic alphabet, t ...
manuscripts: Cod. Copt. 1-18 = Codices Coptici
*Manuscripts and art albums: Cod. Min. 1-143 = Codices Miniati
*
Mexican
Mexican may refer to:
Mexico and its culture
*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
manuscripts: Cod. Mexic. 1-12 = Codices Mexicani
*
Mongolian
Mongolian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a country in Asia
* Mongolian people, or Mongols
* Mongolia (1911–24), the government of Mongolia, 1911–1919 and 1921–1924
* Mongolian language
* Mongolian alphabet
* Mong ...
manuscripts: Cod. Mongol. 1-2 = Codices Mongolici
*Oriental manuscripts:
**Cod. A. F. 1-557 = ''Alter Fond'' (Old grouping)
**Cod. N. F. 1-479 = ''Neuer Fond'' (New grouping)
**Cod. Mixt. 1-1943 = Codices Mixti (Mixed languages)
**Cod. H. O. 1-231 = Codices Historia Osmanica (Ottoman history)
**Cod. Gl. 1-250 = Codices of the Glaser collection
*
Slavic
Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to:
Peoples
* Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia
** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples
** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples
** West Slavi ...
manuscripts: Cod. Slav. 1-236 (229-233 blank) = Codices Slavici
*
Syrian
Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indig ...
manuscripts: Cod. Syr. 1-11 = Codices Syriaci
Notable manuscripts
The following is a list of especially notable manuscripts kept in Vienna.
European manuscripts
* ''
Codex Vindobonensis 387'', a Carolingian astronomical compendium
* ''
Codex Vindobonensis 521
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 ...
'', a 13th-century manuscript of
Adam of Bremen
Adam of Bremen ( la, Adamus Bremensis; german: Adam von Bremen) (before 1050 – 12 October 1081/1085) was a German medieval chronicler. He lived and worked in the second half of the eleventh century. Adam is most famous for his chronicle '' Ges ...
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Gesta
Gesta may refer to:
Titles of works
Gesta is the Latin word for "deeds" or "acts", and Latin titles, especially of medieval chronicles, frequently begin with the word, which thus is also a generic term for medieval biographies:
*Gesta Adalberonis ...
''
* ''
Codex Vindobonensis 751
The Codex Vindobonensis 751, also known as the Vienna Boniface Codex, is a ninth-century codex comprising four different manuscripts, the first of which is one of the earliest remaining collections of the correspondence of Saint Boniface. The codex ...
'', 9th-century collections of the letters of
Saint Boniface
Boniface, OSB ( la, Bonifatius; 675 – 5 June 754) was an English Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of the Frankish Empire during the eighth century. He organised significant foundations o ...
* ''
Codex Vindobonensis 795
The Codex Vindobonensis 795 (Vienna Austrian National Library Codex) is a 9th-century manuscript, most likely compiled in 798 or shortly thereafter (after Arno of Salzburg returned from Rome to become archbishop). It contains letters and treatises ...
'', a 9th-century manuscript with letters and treatises of
Alcuin
Alcuin of York (; la, Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus; 735 – 19 May 804) – also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin – was a scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York, Northumbria. He was born around 735 and became the student o ...
* ''Cod. Vindob. 1856'', the
Black Hours of Galeazzo Maria Sforza
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The Black Hours of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, M 1856 is an illuminated book of hours, now in the Austrian National Library in Vienna (Codex Vindobon. 1856). The book used to be the property of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the fifth Duke of Milan. ...
* ''Cod. Vindob. 1857'', the
Hours of Mary of Burgundy
The Hours of Mary of Burgundy (german: Stundenbuch der Maria von Burgund)Inglis, I is a book of hours, a form of devotional book for lay-people, completed in Flanders around 1477, and now in the National Library of Austria. It was probably commi ...
* ''Cod. Vindob. 1897'', the
Hours of James IV of Scotland
The Hours of James IV of Scotland, Prayer book of James IV and Queen Margaret (or variants) is an illuminated book of hours, produced in 1503 or later, probably in Ghent. It marks a highpoint of the late 15th century Ghent-Bruges school of illumina ...
* ''Cod. Vindob. 1908'', the
Hours of Maria d’Harcourt
The Hours of Maria d'Harcourt is an illuminated book of hours produced in 1415 in Arnhem (the text) and Nijmegen (the illuminations) in the Duchy of Guelders. It follows the Roman liturgy, with 6 full-page miniatures and 86 smaller miniatures, w ...
* ''
Codex Vindobonensis B 11093 The Codex Vindobonensis B 11093 (Code of the Austrian National Library at Vienna) is an anonymous fechtbuch of 46 pages of drawn illustrations only, with no text, dating to the mid 15th century, probably created in southern Germany. It has been grou ...
'', a 15th-century combat treatise
Latin New Testament
* ''
Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 502 The Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 502 (Vienna, Austrian National Library, Lat. 502), designated by v (in Beuron system), is a 7th-century Latin Gospel Book. The manuscript contains only 1 parchment folio (23.5 cm by 16.5 cm). It is known al ...
'', 7th-century manuscript of the Gospels
* ''
Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 1235
The Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 1235, designated by i or 17 (in the Beuron system), is a 6th-century Latin Gospel Book. The manuscript contains 142 folios (26 cm by 19 cm). The text, written on purple dyed vellum in silver ink (as are codi ...
'', 6th-century manuscript of the Gospels
Greek manuscripts
*''Cod. Vindob. med. gr. 1'', the
Vienna Dioscurides
The Vienna Dioscurides or Vienna Dioscorides is an early 6th-century Byzantine Greek illuminated manuscript of an even earlier 1st century AD work, '' De materia medica'' (Περὶ ὕλης ἰατρικῆς : Perì hylēs iatrikēs in the orig ...
, Constantinople, c. 512.
Codices Philologici et Philosophici graecis
* ''
Codex Vindobonensis Philos. 2
''On the Soul'' (Greek: , ''Peri Psychēs''; Latin: ''De Anima'') is a major treatise written by Aristotle c. 350 BC. His discussion centres on the kinds of souls possessed by different kinds of living things, distinguished by their different op ...
'', a manuscripts of the treatise "On the Soul" of Aristotle
* ''
Codex Vindobonensis Philos. 75
Codex Vindobonensis Philos. 75 is a manuscript of the treatise On the Soul of Aristotle. It is designated by symbol Sd. Dated by a Colophon to the year 1446. It is written in Greek minuscule
Letter case is the distinction between the lette ...
'', a manuscripts of the treatise "On the Soul" of Aristotle
* ''
Codex Vindobonensis Philos. 157
Codex Vindobonensis Philos. 157 is a manuscripts of the treatise On the Soul of Aristotle. It is designated by symbol Rd. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 15th century. It is written in Greek minuscule
Letter case is the distinc ...
'', a manuscripts of the treatise "On the Soul" of Aristotle
Codex Vindobonensis phil. Gr. 65 of the 15th cent. This is an
Anonymous Arithmetic and Geometry (Logisticae and Geodaisia)
Codices Theologici graeci
* ''
Vienna Genesis
The Vienna Genesis (Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, cod. theol. gr. 31), designated by siglum L (Ralphs), is an illuminated manuscript, probably produced in Syria in the first half of the 6th century. It is the oldest well-preserve ...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 31'', with two leaves of
Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus
Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus, designated by N or 022 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 19 ( Soden), is a Greek New Testament codex containing the four Gospels. It has been paleographically dated to the 6th century.
Codex Petropolitanus Pu ...
* ''
Minuscule 123
Minuscule 123 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 174 ( Von Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on a parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. It has complex contents with some mar ...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 240'', a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 123 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Minuscule 124
Minuscule 124 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1211 ( Von Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament Gospels, on 188 thick parchment leaves (21.7 by 18.8 cm). The manuscript has been palaeographically assig ...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 188'', a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 124 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Minuscule 125
Minuscule 125 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1028 ( Von Soden numbering). It is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the s ...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 50'', a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 125 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Minuscule 218
Minuscule 218 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 300 ( Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the Old Testament (Septuaginta) and New Testament, on parchment. It is one of the few manuscripts with the complete Greek Bible. Palaeographical ...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 23'', a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 218 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Minuscule 219
Minuscule 219 (in the Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland, Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 385 (Biblical manuscript#Von Soden, Soden), is a Greek language, Greek Lower case, minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeography, Paleog ...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 321'', a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 219 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Minuscule 220
Minuscule 220 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 457 ( Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefas ...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 337'', a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 220 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Minuscule 404
Minuscule 404 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 467 (in Soden's numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript has complex contents.
...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 313'', a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 313 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Minuscule 421
Minuscule 421 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 259 (in Soden's numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated to year ca. 1300. Formerly it was designated by 64a and 69p. Marginal equipment is not ...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 210'', a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 421 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
*
Minuscule 424
Minuscule 424 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Ο12 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.
Formerly it was designated by 66a ...
, also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 302'', a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 424 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Minuscule 425
Minuscule 425 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 457 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1330.
Formerly it was designated by 67a.
Descriptio ...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 221'', a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 425 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Minuscule 434
Minuscule 434 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Νλ48 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.
Description
The codex contain ...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 71'', a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 434 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
Codices Juridici graeci
* ''
Lectionary 45
Lectionary 45, designated by siglum ℓ ''45'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th-century.
Description
The codex contains ...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Jur. gr. 5'', a lectionary manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 45 in the Gregory-Aland numbering, 10th century
Papyri
* ''Pap. Vindobonensis gr. 2325'', known as the ''
Fayyum Fragment The Fayyum Fragment (Papyrus Vindobonensis Greek 2325 . Vienna G. 2325 is a papyrus fragment containing text that could be from part of the New Testament, and consists of only about 100 Greek letters. The fragment was originally discovered in A ...
'', Apocrypha of the New Testament, 3rd century
* ''
Pap. Vindobonensis gr. 17973'', manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 𝔓
33 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Pap. Vindobonensis gr. 39784'', manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 𝔓
34 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Pap. Vindobonensis K. 7377. 7384. 7386. 7426. 7541-7548. 7731. 7912. 7914'', manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 𝔓
41 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Pap. Vindobonensis K. 8706'', Greek-Coptic manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 𝔓
42 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Pap. Vindobonensis G. 31974'', manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 𝔓
45 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
* ''
Pap. Vindobonensis gr. 42417'', manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 𝔓
116 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
Codices Supplementum graecum
* ''
Minuscule 3
Minuscule 3 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 253 (in von Soden's numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, written on vellum. Using the study of comparative w ...
'', also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis Suppl. gr. 52'', a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 3 in the Gregory-Aland numbering
Codices Mexicani
* ''
Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I
Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I, also known as ''Codex Vindobonensis C'', or ''Codex Mexicanus I'' is an accordion-folded pre-Columbian piece of Mixtec writing. It is a ritual-calendrical and genealogical document dated to the 14th century.
Cont ...
'', known also as ''Codex C'', a 14th-century Mesoamerican treatise
See also
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Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library
The Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library, also known as the Rainer Collection () and Vienna Papyrus Collection (), is a papyrus collection of the Austrian National Library at Hofburg palace in Vienna. It contains around 180,000 obj ...
External links
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