Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 67, f. 02r
Manuscript title: Commenta Julii Solini sive Grammatici
Manuscript summary: Codex 67 contains De mirabilibus mundi, a collection of curiosities by the grammarian Julius Solinus from late antiquity; the texts are also known by the titles Polyhistor and Collectanea rerum memorabilium. The text is written in a uniform script and is decorated with titles and initials, some of which are adorned with filigree (e.g., 2r and 6r), in red ink. Holes and tears in the parchment have been artfully stitched up with colorful threads (e.g., 23-25, 34, 62). According to the dedicatory poem on 1v, this copy was produced under Abbot Heinrich von Buochs (1197-1223).
Origin: Engelberg (Switzerland)
Period: 12th/13th century
Image source: Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 67: Commenta Julii Solini sive Grammatici
(www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bke/0067)
Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 67, f. 02r
Manuscript title: Commenta Julii Solini sive Grammatici
Manuscript summary: Codex 67 contains De mirabilibus mundi, a collection of curiosities by the grammarian Julius Solinus from late antiquity; the texts are also known by the titles Polyhistor and Collectanea rerum memorabilium. The text is written in a uniform script and is decorated with titles and initials, some of which are adorned with filigree (e.g., 2r and 6r), in red ink. Holes and tears in the parchment have been artfully stitched up with colorful threads (e.g., 23-25, 34, 62). According to the dedicatory poem on 1v, this copy was produced under Abbot Heinrich von Buochs (1197-1223).
Origin: Engelberg (Switzerland)
Period: 12th/13th century
Image source: Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 67: Commenta Julii Solini sive Grammatici
(www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bke/0067)