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Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. D 217 : Psalterium gloriosissimae virginia Mariae olim a sancto Bonaventura editum, nunc a monachis Sancti Galli in Graecam linguam translatum ... 1661.
No full text"Festschrift" from the monastery of St. Gall: translation of the Marian psalter into Greek by monks at St. Gall in the year 1661.Online Since: 2007-12-2
Schlatt, Eisenbibliothek, Mss 36 : Ordnung über das Eysen Bergwerck In dem Frick Thal
No full textProduced either by the hand or name of Johann Nikolaus Freiherr von Grandmont [?-1689] (p. 11) in 1661, this manuscript summarizes the regulations that had been put in place for iron mining operations in Fricktal, between the Rhine and Jura mountains, then a part of Further Austria (Canton Aargau in present day). It describes the form and scope of the operation of a highly specialized industrial economic activity in an area that had been devastated in the preceding decades during the Thirty Years War. The document focuses upon eight regulations, put in place between 1629 and 1649, and also refers to regulations dating from July 1653. Included is a summary list of the regulations with their dates of implementation (pp. 27-28). The manuscript was donated to the Iron Library by Prof. Dr. K. Schib (Schaffhausen) in 1952.Online Since: 2020-06-1
Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. D 147 : Collection of oratory practice pieces in Latin by novices at the monastery of St. Gall, 1660
No full textOratory practice pieces in Latin by novices at the monastery of St. Gall (fratres studiosi), dedicated as a "Festschrift" for the name day of St. Gallen Abbot-Bishop Gallus Alt, 1660/61.Online Since: 2007-12-2
Porrentruy, Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne, A2626bis-1 : Diarium Collegii Bruntrutani Soc. Jesu ab anno 1657
No full textDiary with daily notes about life in the Jesuit seminary in Porrentruy between 1657 and 1670.Online Since: 2016-10-1
Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. B 124 : Chrysostomus Stipplin (?), Introduction to ecclesiastical law
No full textIntroduction to ecclesiastical law, (most likely) composed and set into writing in the year 1655 by the St. St. Gall monk Chrysostomus Stipplin (1609-1672).Online Since: 2007-12-2
Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. D 77 : Collection of Latin poetry, epigrams, etc. by St. St. Gall monks, compiled by P. Uodalrich Aichhaim, Vol. VI
No full textVolume 6 in a series originally consisting of eight volumes by St. St. Gall monk P. Ulrich Aichhaim (1626-1675): declamations and speeches, composed mainly by St. St. Gall monks during the late 16th and first half of the 17th century, some the product of rhetorical classes in the monastery of St. Gall, others produced for festive occasions, compiled in 1655. Contents of this volume include speeches, epitaphs, a fictional letter about Herod\u27s the bloodbath of the holy innocents, verses about Gallus\u27s exorcism of Fridiburga, daughter of the Duke Gunzo of the Allemans, and twelve extensive meditations on the life of Christ, composed by Mayor of Villingen Ferdinand von Freiburg, father of St. St. Gall monk Simon von Freiburg.Online Since: 2007-12-2
Pennsylvania, University Libraries, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Ms. Codex 1265 : Statûts Civils
No full textThis manuscript contains the civil statutes (ff. 1-128), criminal statutes (ff. 130-163), and marriage statutes (ff. 165-170) for the Upper Engadine district from 1665, with supplements up to 1762; the supplements for 1762 are written in another script. Next is a translation of the Federal Charter from 1524 (ff. 172-177) and of the testamentary agreement with the Counts of the Tyrol from 1518 (ff. 178-185). The statutes conclude with a register (ff. 187-197). This is followed by a list of officials of the Upper Engadine district from 1563-1729 (ff. 210v-226r).Online Since: 2019-03-2
Neuchâtel, Bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Neuchâtel, Ms. A 40 : „Faits et gestes“ of the Counts of Neuchâtel
No full textAt the beginning of the manuscript, one reads (adapted in modern French): Faits et gestes des Comtés de Neuchâtel, depuis Conrad dixième et dernier roi de la Haute et Basse Bourgogne jusqu’au siècle courant. Description des villes et principales contrées de la Principauté de Neuchâtel en Suisse et Haute Allemagne, anciennement dite Helvétie. Description du Mont Jura. In 1687 this single-volume, anonymous paper manuscript with a parchment binding belonged to someone named François Gallandre. The manuscript is composed of two distinct parts, numbered separately. It contains historical accounts about the Counts of Neuchâtel between the 10th and the 17th century.Online Since: 2016-03-1
Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, AN II 4a : Matriculation Register of the Rectorate of the University of Basel, Volume 3 (1654-1764)
No full textThe Matriculation Register of the Basel Rectorate, recorded in manuscript form from 1460 to 2000, contains annual information notices added by each successive rector as well as lists of enrolled students. The rich book decoration in the first three volumes is particularly notable. The work of 3 centuries, it is easily datable due to the chronogical order in which it was added and thus provides a welcome demonstration of the art of miniature painting in Basel.Online Since: 2010-12-2
Basel, Pharmaziemuseum der Universität Basel, Cod. H52 : Ross: und für Andere Sachen Artzney Büchli (Ross: and for other things Artzney Büchli)
No full textIn his medical compilation for animals, Carolus von Wattenwyl collects recipes of medications for equine diseases (Ross). These range from lack of appetite to an imbalance in the amount of bile. Ff. 95r-99v are written in a different French hand. This excursus explains how to remove various kinds of grease stains from horse riding clothes (title: "pour oster toutes sortes de tasches de graisse des habits"). In the course of the book, the handwriting changes two more times.Online Since: 2017-06-2