Manuscript Summary:St. Gall copy of books XI through XX of the Etymologiae of Isidore of Seville from the second half of the 9th century. Contains (on page 89) a famous and beautifully drawn early medieval world map (terrae orbis, T-O, or Noachid map) that serves as an illustration for the description of the continents .(smu)
Standard description: Scherrer Gustav, Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen, Halle 1875, S. 85.
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St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 236
Parchment · 281 pp. · 28.5-29 x 22 cm · St. Gall · second half of the 9th century
Isidorus, Etymologiarum liber XI-XX
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St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 236, p. 89 – Isidorus, Etymologiarum liber XI-XX (https://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0236)
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