Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 67, f. 02r on Flickr.Via Flickr:Manuscript title: Commenta Julii S

Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 67, f. 02r on Flickr.Via Flickr:Manuscript title: Commenta Julii Solini sive GrammaticiManuscript 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 centuryImage source: Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 67: Commenta Julii Solini sive Grammatici (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bke/0067) -- source link

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