Manuscripts of the Austrian National Library explained

The Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books of the Austrian National Library in Vienna was formed in April 2008 by merging the departments of "Manuscripts, Autographs, and Closed Collections" and of "Incunabula, Old and Valuable Books".

Within the library, the manuscripts are given a signature of Cod. plus an abbreviation of the applicable grouping (mostly by language; in the case of the Japanese and Chinese collection, the more generic Cim., for cimelia "heirlooms, treasures" is used). When the context does not make clear that the manuscript is from Vienna, the abbreviation Cod. Vindob. is used, short for Codex Vindobonensis (after Vindobona, the ancient Roman name of Vienna).

Manuscript groupings

The manuscripts are grouped as follows:

European manuscripts:
- Cod. 1-15000 (old holdings)
- Cod. Ser. n.1-50178 = Codices Series nova - new acquisitions from about 1870
Armenian manuscripts: Cod. Armen. 1-34 = Codices Armeniaci
Ethiopian manuscripts: Cod. Aethiop. 1-45 = Codices Aethiopici
Chinese manuscripts: Cim. Sin. 1-390 (gaps in the sequence of shelfmarks: Cim. Sin. 1-24, 163, 215, 384–390) = Cimelia Sinica
Georgian manuscripts: Cod. Georg. 1-5 = Codices Georgici
Greek manuscripts:
- Cod. Jur. gr. 1-18 = Codices Juridici graeci^[1]
- Cod. Hist. gr. 1-130 = Codices Historici graeci^[2]
- Cod. Phil. Gr. 1-347 = Codices Philologici et Philosophici graeci^[3]
- Cod. Suppl. gr. 1-201 = Codices Supplementum graecum^[4] . 22 Manuscripts of this fond were moved to National Library of Naples.^[5]
- Cod. Theol. gr. 1-337 = Codices Theologici graeci^[6]
Manuscript fragments: Fragm. = Fragmenta
Hebrew manuscripts: Cod. Hebr. 1-244 = Codices Hebraici
Indian manuscripts:
- Cod. Ind. 1-171 = Codices Indici
- Cod. Sanskr. 1-33 = Codices Sanskritici
Japanese manuscripts: Cim. Jap. 3, 9, 18, 21, 51 = Cimelia Japonica
Coptic manuscripts: Cod. Copt. 1-18 = Codices Coptici
Manuscripts and art albums: Cod. Min. 1-143 = Codices Miniati
Mexican manuscripts: Cod. Mexic. 1-12 = Codices Mexicani
Mongolian manuscripts: Cod. Mongol. 1-2 = Codices Mongolici
Oriental manuscripts:
- Cod. A. F. 1-557 = Alter Fond (Old grouping)
- Cod. N. F. 1-479 = Neuer Fond (New grouping)
- Cod. Mixt. 1-1943 = Codices Mixti (Mixed languages)
- Cod. H. O. 1-231 = Codices Historia Osmanica (Ottoman history)
- Cod. Gl. 1-250 = Codices of the Glaser collection
Slavic manuscripts: Cod. Slav. 1-236 (229-233 blank) = Codices Slavici
Syrian manuscripts: Cod. Syr. 1-11 = Codices Syriaci

Notable manuscripts

The following is a list of especially notable manuscripts kept in Vienna.

European manuscripts

Codex Vindobonensis 387, a Carolingian astronomical compendium
Codex Vindobonensis 521, a 13th-century manuscript of Adam of Bremen's Gesta
Codex Vindobonensis 751, 9th-century collections of the letters of Saint Boniface
Codex Vindobonensis 795, a 9th-century manuscript with letters and treatises of Alcuin
Cod. Vindob. 1856, the Black Hours of Galeazzo Maria Sforza
Cod. Vindob. 1857, the Hours of Mary of Burgundy
Cod. Vindob. 1897, the Hours of James IV of Scotland
Cod. Vindob. 1908, the Hours of Maria d’Harcourt
Codex Vindobonensis B 11093, a 15th-century combat treatise

Latin New Testament

Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 502, 7th-century manuscript of the Gospels
Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 1235, 6th-century manuscript of the Gospels

Greek manuscripts

Cod. Vindob. med. gr. 1, the Vienna Dioscurides, Constantinople, c. 512.

Codices Philologici et Philosophici graecis

Codex Vindobonensis Philos. 2, a manuscripts of the treatise "On the Soul" of Aristotle
Codex Vindobonensis Philos. 75, a manuscripts of the treatise "On the Soul" of Aristotle
Codex Vindobonensis Philos. 157, a manuscripts of the treatise "On the Soul" of Aristotle

Codex Vindobonensis phil. Gr. 65 of the 15th cent. This is anAnonymous Arithmetic and Geometry (Logisticae and Geodaisia)

Codices Theologici graeci

Vienna Genesis, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 31, with two leaves of Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus
Minuscule 123, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 240, a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 123 in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Minuscule 124, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 188, a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 124 in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Minuscule 125, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 50, a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 125 in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Minuscule 218, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 23, a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 218 in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Minuscule 219, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 321, a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 219 in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Minuscule 220, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 337, a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 220 in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Minuscule 404, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 313, a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 313 in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Minuscule 421, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 210, a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 421 in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Minuscule 424, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 302, a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 424 in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Minuscule 425, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 221, a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 425 in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Minuscule 434, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 71, a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 434 in the Gregory-Åland numbering

Codices Juridici graeci

Lectionary 45, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Jur. gr. 5, a lectionary manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 45 in the Gregory-Åland numbering, 10th century

Papyri

Pap. Vindobonensis gr. 2325, known as the Fayyum Fragment, Apocrypha of the New Testament, 3rd century
Pap. Vindobonensis gr. 17973, manuscript of the New Testament, designated by ³³ in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Pap. Vindobonensis gr. 39784, manuscript of the New Testament, designated by ³⁴ in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Pap. Vindobonensis K. 7377. 7384. 7386. 7426. 7541-7548. 7731. 7912. 7914, manuscript of the New Testament, designated by ⁴¹ in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Pap. Vindobonensis K. 8706, Greek-Coptic manuscript of the New Testament, designated by ⁴² in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Pap. Vindobonensis G. 31974, manuscript of the New Testament, designated by ⁴⁵ in the Gregory-Åland numbering
Pap. Vindobonensis gr. 42417, manuscript of the New Testament, designated by ¹¹⁶ in the Gregory-Åland numbering

Codices Supplementum graecum

Minuscule 3, also known as Codex Vindobonensis Suppl. gr. 52, a minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, designated by 3 in the Gregory-Åland numbering

Codices Mexicani

Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I, known also as Codex C, a 14th-century Mesoamerican treatise

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Pinakes Πίνακες - Notice : Österreich, Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB), jur. gr. . 2024-07-02 . pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr.
Web site: Pinakes Πίνακες - Notice : Österreich, Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB), hist. gr. . 2024-07-02 . pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr.
Web site: Pinakes Πίνακες - Notice : Österreich, Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB), phil. gr. . 2024-07-02 . pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr.
Web site: Pinakes Πίνακες - Notice : Österreich, Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB), suppl. gr. . 2024-07-02 . pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr.
Web site: Pinakes Πίνακες - Notice : Italia, Napoli, Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, ex-Vind. gr. . 2024-07-02 . pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr.
Web site: Pinakes Πίνακες - Notice : Österreich, Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB), theol. gr. . 2024-07-02 . pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr.