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Brief Inventory of Illuminated Manuscripts until 1600 and Incunabula
in the Library of
the Augustiner-Chorherrenstiftes Herzogenburg in Niederösterreich

Version 2 (November 2009)

Armand Tif, Martin Roland
in collaboration with Maria Theisen and Alois Haidinger

English translation by Kathryn Martin (University of Pittsburgh)

Online publication through the generous permission of the head librarian of the
Stiftsbibliothek Herzogenburg (Augustiner Chorherren)
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     – Dates of origin

     – Places of origin
     – Types of Book Decoration
     – Iconographical References


Dates of origin

12th century: Cod. 106
13th century: Cod. 95, 97, 99, 100, 102, 103, 110, 223, Miscellany 1503
14th century: Cod. 427, 38, 48 (f.  Iv), 52, 94/1–2, 97, 103, 108, 109, 176, 183, 211, 370,
                        Binding with manuscript fragment (without a shelf mark)

15th century: all incunabula
        Oberösterreich: Cod. 57
        Bohemia, Moravia: Cod. 42, 89
        Germany: Cod. 11, 65
        Italy: Cod. 179
       
Niederösterreich, Vienna: all other manuscripts
16th century: Cod. 12, 60, 97 (f. 13v), 104, 368, Inc. 62
Uncertain: Arabic manuscript without a shelf mark


Places of Origin

Austria (unknown location): Cod. 74, Inc. 270
   
         – Dürnstein: Cod. 12, 76 (Poor Clares), 84
         – Herzogenburg: Cod. 10, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 2324, 27, 37, 68, 71, Inc. 62     
         – Lilienfeld: Cod. 80, 97, Binding with manuscript fragment (without a shelf mark)
         – Melk: Inc. 27/138
         – Niederösterreich, Vienna: all other manuscripts, Inc. 73, Inc. 123/1 and 2, Inc. 130, Inc. 153
         – St. Andrä an der Traisen: Cod. 60
Those not from the 15th century: Cod. 106 (12th century), Cod. 27108109183370 (14th century)         
    – Oberösterreich: Cod. 57
211
    – Styria: Cod. 103
Bohemia, Moravia: Cod. 42528994/1–2176, Inc. 153
Germany:
    
– Augsburg: Cod. 11, Inc. 11, Inc. 47, Inc. 77, Inc. 88/2, Inc. 119/1
    – Ingolstadt: Inc. 3, Inc. 36/1–4
    – Nuremberg: Inc. 78/1–3, Inc. 82/1–5, Inc. 215, Inc. 271, Inc. without shelf mark (former shelf mark:
                             XXIII r a-5)

    – Rebdorf: Cod. 65
    – Rheinland: Cod. 95
England: Cod. 102
France: Cod. 99100104, Miscellany 1503 (13th century)
Italy: Cod. 110, 179223, Inc. 202
Middle East: Arabic manuscript without shelf mark


Type of Book Decoration


Miniatures (inc. pictorial pen drawings):  Cod. 1289104368370,
                                                                         Arabic manuscript without shelf mark

Metal-cut: Cod. 86
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Initials with scroll ornamentation: 
Cod. 106 (12th century)
Fully-painted initials
    – historiated: Cod. 394/1–29599110, 223
    – ornamental (foliate): Cod. 1, 2, 3, 10, 68, 74878994/1–29599102110211223,
                                             
Inc. 25, Inc. 47, Inc. 73, Inc. 77, Inc. 78/1–3, Inc. 82/1–5, Inc. 88/2, Inc. 119/1,
                                             
Inc. 124, Ink. 130, Ink. 202, Inc. 215, Inc. 270, Inc. 271,
                                             Inc. without shelf mark (former shelf mark XXIII r a-5)

Penwork: 
         13th century: Cod. 97, 99, 100, 102, 103, 110, 223, Miscellany 1503
         14th century: Cod. 2738, 48 (f. Iv), 52, 94/1–2 (f. 1v)97, 103, 108, 109, 176, 183211,
                       Binding with manuscript fragment (without shelf mark)
         15th century: all other manuscripts, Inc. 15/94, Inc. 27/138, Inc. 71, Inc. 73, Inc. 124, Inc. 126
                      Inc. 143Inc. 169, Inc. 209, Inc. without shelf mark (former shelf mark XXIII l c-5)

         16th century: 
Cod. 1260
                    -

          Bohemia: Cod. 425289176, Inc. 153
          Germany: Cod. 1165
          England: Cod. 102
          France: Cod. 99100
          Italy: Cod. 110, 179223
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Pen drawings: Cod. 636
4257848797102 (back pastedown), Inc. 64
     – figurative: Cod. 12, 27108, 329370
Decoratively-executed script, cadelles: Cod. 12, 27, 37, 49, 52, 60103183


Iconographical References

Complete cycle of images are to be found within the historiated initials of copies of the Bible (Cod. 99110223) and Gregory the Great's Moralia in Job (94/1–295).

Augustine: 
Cod. 12
Barbara (fragment): Cod. 211
Bishop: Cod. 27
Bit for a horse: Cod. 368
Catherine: Cod. 370
Christ ("Kissing-cross"): Cod. 108
Coats of arms: Cod. 12 (bookplate), 74104, Inc. 3, Inc. 36/1–4, Inc. 62, Inc. 150, Inc. 202, Inc. 213,
                          Post Inc. 1507/5
Hand raised to take an oath: Cod. 329
Isaiah: Cod. 3
Jerome: Cod. 89
Mecca (View): Arabic manuscript without a shelf mark
Melk (View): Cod. 97
Provost/patron: Cod. 12


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