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Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, A X 121 : Obsequiale Carthusian Monastery in Basel
No full textThis obsequiale, written by Prior Jacob Lauber in his own hand, governs the Office of the Dead at the Carthusian Monastery in Basel. The inserted prayers (among them the Lord\u27s Prayer in Latin and in German) as well as the chants with musical notation are situated in a liturgical context.Online Since: 2018-03-2
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 392 : Composite manuscript with art technology recipes
No full textThis substantial composite manuscript contains approximately 2.000 recipes and instructions, principally from art technology, but also other medical, culinary and alchemistic ones. The manuscript had been the property of the Bieler family, residents of Solothurn since the 17th century; the family counted several artisans in its ranks.Online Since: 2019-10-1
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 1343 : A set of liturgical instructions from the Cistercian convent of Günterstal near Freiburg im Breisgau
No full textThe manuscript was bought in the year 1779 by the St. Gall monk Gall Metzler (1743-1820), parish priest in Ebringen near Freiburg, which was owned by St. Gall. It contains liturgical instructions for the church year, divided into two parts (de tempore and de sanctis). Written in German, its stated aim is to avoid ‘vnwißenheit’ (ignorance) in liturgical matters. Information on collects has been left out both for reasons of space and because only priests needed this information. This may indicate that the manuscript was intended for nuns (the masculine form is, however, retained throughout). It remains to be seen to what the source text mentioned in the prologue – ‘Index’ – refers.Online Since: 2015-12-1
Hermetschwil, Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 193 : Prayer Book
No full textThis prayer book was probably written by a nun. The texts relate to the Communion. They serve as preparation before and thanksgiving after receiving Communion.Online Since: 2016-11-1
Hermetschwil, Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 38 : Prayer Book
No full textThis prayer book contains prayers in High Alemannic dialect. They are directed to saints, are dedicated to the deceased or contemplate the Passion of Christ.Online Since: 2016-11-1
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 806 : The St. Gall "Dracula" Manuscript
No full textA composite manuscript consisting mainly of historiographic and hagiographic content. The texts were written between 1450 and 1550, then assembled as a volume in 1573 by St. Gall monk Mauritius Enk. In addition to transmitting an anonymous Dialogus de sectis, numerous legends about the saints in German, portions of the Strassburg Chronicle by Jakob Twinger von Königshofen, as well as records from the Constance Synod of 1491, the manuscript also contains, on pages 283 through 288, without a title and almost seamlessly continuing into the following text, 30 short accounts recorded in about 1500 of the gruesome deeds of the Wallachian Count Vlad III Tepes ("the Impaler", 1431-1476), who as member of the Order of the Dragon also held the title of Dracula. This Dracula text is only transmitted in three other manuscripts: one at the library of Lambach Abbey in upper Austria, one at the British Library in London, and one at the Municipal Library of Colmar in France.Online Since: 2011-03-3
Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 97 : Raoul Bollart: On the Victory of King Louis XII of France against the Venetians; Moral Poem
No full textThis manuscript dates from the beginning of the 16th century and contains two poems by Raoul Bollart, the first of which celebrates the siege of King Ludwig XII of France against the Venetians in 1509. The second poem treats the subject of moral values and relates the supplications made to a rich person by the poor. All miniatures found in this manuscript, illustrating various scenes in the poems, were made in Rouen. The way in which they follow the morality text is similar to the style of modern comics. During the 17th century this manuscript was owned by the Petau family. In 1720 Ami Lullin of Geneva purchased the codex and donated it to the Bibliothèque de Genève.Online Since: 2008-12-0
Neuchâtel, Bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Neuchâtel, AF A28 : Book of Hours
No full textA book of hours following the liturgical usage of Rome, richly illustrated with full-page miniatures, borders, and initials, written in cursive script (bastarda) which can be dated to about 1500, with texts in Latin, French, and Flemish. The style of the miniatures, especially that of the naturalistic borders with flowers and insects, but also with complete scenes, seems typical of the Ghent-Bruges school.Online Since: 2012-03-2
Hermetschwil, Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. chart. 216 : Prayer Book
No full textThis prayer book is from the first quarter of the 16th century and was meant for a woman. It contains primarily prayers to Mary and the Liturgy of the Hours for the Passion of Christ.Online Since: 2016-12-2
Luzern, Staatsarchiv, KF 80 : Necrology of the Franciscan Monastery of Lucerne
No full textThe oldest necrology of the Franciscan Monastery of Lucerne has not survived; KF 80 is the second necrology and includes parts of the lost first volume; the entries go up to 1734. Two important donor families, who were particularly close to the monastery, were remembered specifically in a separate section with their family coats of arms: the Martin family (fol. 17v) and the Sonnenberg family (fol. 62-63v). After the dissolution of the monastery, this volume, along with the monastery archives, became part of the state archives in 1838.Online Since: 2017-03-2