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Medieval Manuscripts

The 15 Pal.lat. Manuscripts were part of the famous Palatina Library in Heidelberg, Germany. In February 1623 - during the war in Europe - this library was transported to the Vatican Library in Rome. These manuscripts are still in the Vatican Library and still have their original signature Pal.lat. (Palatini Latini).
Some of these manuscripts were donated to the Palatina Library through marriage, others as a gift.
Five manuscripts are written in medieval French, three manuscripts are related to Conrad Kyeser.
The most beautiful illuminations in this collection here are in Boccaccio's Decamerone.
The world-famous Byzantine manuscript, Barberini graecus 372, believed to be created in the 11th Century - commonly known as the ‘Barberini Psalter’ - came into the Vatican Library in the year 1902. Barb. grec. 372 is part of the ‘Barberini-collection’, founded by Cardinal Francesco Barberini (1597 – 1679). This manuscript is also available on CD-ROM (in colour). If you require more information for Barb. grec 372, please contact us.

The Palatina Manuscripts


Pal. lat. 13 Biblia Sacra: old and new testament in Latin, 74 initials, 15th Century fol. 453, 1 CD-ROM (colour)	Pal. lat. 31 Psalterium: created in a monastery in Augsburg 12th Century fol. 159, 1 CD-ROM (colour)	Pal. lat. 411, Winand von Steeg: Libellus dicitur Mons quatuor fluvialium arborum, created in the year 1417 in Amberg fol. 37, 1 CD-ROM (colour)

Pal. Lat. 412, Winand von Steeg: Adamas colluctancium aquilarum, created in the year 1419 fol. 105, 1 CD-ROM (colour)	Pal. lat. 497 Epistolarium von Lixheim: from a monastery in Lixheim (Diocese Metz) created in the 12th Century fol. a 111, 1 CD-ROM (colour)	Pal. lat. 540 Book of hours: gift from Countess Blanco of Geneva, created in approx. the year 1416 fol. 270, 1 CD-ROM (colour)

Pal. lat. 565 Speculum Virginum: dedicated to nuns in Frankenthal Convent started 12th Century, finished 15th Century fol. 133, 1 CD-ROM (colour)	Pal. lat. 742 Infortiatum (Roman law): originally from Fugger Library, Augsburg created in the 14th Century fol. 260, 1 CD-ROM (colour)	Pal. lat. 1066, Thomas Cantimpratensis: De anatomia humanii corporis, encyclopedia, after fol. 193 kind of 'Chess-book', hundreds of illuminations fol. 243, 1 CD-ROM (colour)

Pal. lat. 1888: coloured drawings with medieval war equipment, may be related to Conrad Kyeser fol. 363, 1 CD-ROM (colour)	Pal. lat. 1889: coloured drawings about medieval knights, castles etc., may be related to Conrad Kyeser fol. 105, 1 CD-ROM (colour)	Pal. lat. 1962, Raoul Lefevre: Recueil des Histoires de Troie created 1464, one of the most beautiful Palatina manuscripts fol. 309, 1 CD-ROM (colour)

Pal. lat. 1989, Boccaccio: Decamerone, french translation of Laurent de Premairfait, The most beautiful Palatina manuscript fol. 327, 1 CD-ROM (colour)	Pal. lat. 1994, Conrad Kyeser: Bellifortis, 198 coloured drawings with medieval war equipment, astrology / magic texts fol. 157, 1 CD-ROM (colour)	Pal. lat. 1995, Jacques Legrand: Livre de bonne moeurs, in 1410 text from Legrand for Duke Jean de Berry, manuscript created in Flanders fol. 88, 1 CD-ROM (colour)