Codex Sangallensis 250

Eine Illustration der Tierkreiszeichen, mit Sonne und Mond in der Mitte
An illustration of the zodiac signs, with the sun (Sol) and the moon (Luna) in the middle

The Codex Sangallensis 250 is a manuscript which was compiled in the latter half of the 9th century at the Abbey library in St. Gallen, where it remains today. It is an astronomical and computistical, 645-page-long encyclopedia written in Latin. The pages are made of parchment with a height of 24.7 cm and a width of 18 cm. The text was structured in a single column, with approximately 23 or 24 lines per page. It was mostly written in Carolingian minuscule, though the titles were either in rustic capitals or uncial script.[1]

Both the texts and the illustrations in the codex were created by multiple scribes, as can be seen by the differing handwritings and drawing styles.[2] The manuscript was most likely compiled under the supervision of Notker Balbulus during his time as a librarian, and the margins of page 28 feature some glosses written by him.[3]

  1. ^ Von Euw, Anton (2008). Die St. Galler Buchkunst vom 8. bis zum Ende des 11. Jahrhunderts. p. 449.
  2. ^ Fuzzari Pisa, Marco (1996). Der neue Pauly: Enzyklopädie der Antike. p. 958.
  3. ^ "Codex Sangallensis 250". e-codices – Swiss Virtual Manuscript Library. Retrieved 2023-04-14.