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58 manuscripts.    
City Library Shelfmark/section Contents Script Dating Origin Categories Images
BambergStaatsbibliothekClass.31 (E.III.22)Dares; Rufius Festus, Breviarium; FlorusCaroline minusculeIX/X or X inprob. ItalyEx Link to images available
BernBurgerbibliothek363Dioscorides; Servius (Ecl., Geo., Aen to 7.16); Chirius Fortunatus; Augustine on dialectic and rhetoric; Horace (Odes, Epodes, Carmen Saeculare, Ars Poetica, Satires to 3.134); extracts from Ovid, Metamorphoses; Bede, History; Priscian, De laude Anastasii imperatoris; poemsIrish minusculeIX medN Italy (Milan?)? Strasbourg? St Gall?V
CologneHistorisches ArchivGB Kasten B 148 + 148aCaesarius Arelatensis, Homiliae (94, 102, fragm.)Irish majusculeVII–VIIIIreland (or Bobbio?)Or S
FlorenceBiblioteca Medicea LaurenzianaAshburnham 60
+ 1 other unit
Pseudo-Augustine, Hypomnesticon; Ambrosiaster, Commentarii in Epistulas PauliIrish minusculeVIII exInsular centre, N ItalyS
LaonBibliothèque municipale424 (ff 1–186)Oribasius, Euporista (lib. 2, 3), SynopsisCaroline minusculeIX 2/4France? N Italy?Sb Link to images available
LondonBritish LibraryCotton MS Nero A.II (ff 14–45)Theologica et Ascetica Varia. Cursus ScottorumPre-Caroline minusculeVIII–IXUncertain (Verona?)Ex Link to images availableEmbedded IIIF images available
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaF 60 sup. (ff 50, 52–54)Ambrose , Expositio in Evangelium IohannisIrish minusculeVIII exBobbioS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaF 60 sup. (fol. 51)Glossarium (fragm.)Irish minusculeVIII exBobbioS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaG 82 sup. (Studemunt) [palimpsest new]Old Testament (Vulgata, 1 Sm 13.14–4 Rg 23.25)Half-UncialVI²Origin uncertainS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaG 82 sup. (pp 209–210, 375–376, 385–386, 449–452, 461–462, 471–474) [palimpsest new]Old Testament (Vulgata, 1–2 Sm, 3–4 Rg)Uncial, Half-Uncial, Irish majusculeVII²BobbioS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaD 547 inf.Augustine, Enarrationes in PsalmosIX 3/4BobbioS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaD 268 inf.Ambrose , De Spiritu SanctoCursive minusculeVIIIBobbio
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaD 36 sup.Prudentius, CarminaUncialVIItalySb
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaD 23 sup. (Bobbio Orosius)Orosius, Chronicon (imperf.)Irish majusculeVIIBobbioS Embedded IIIF images available
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaD 10 sup. (front flyleaves)Gospels (Vulgata, Mt 17.4–9, 19.4–12)Irish majusculeVIIIprob. BobbioS Embedded IIIF images available
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaS 45 sup. [palimpsest new]Jerome, Commentarii in IsaiamHalf-Uncial verging on minusculeVII (ante 622)BobbioS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaF 60 sup. (ff 47–49, 55–57, 58) [palimpsest new]Excerpta ex PatribusIrish minusculeVIII exBobbioS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaC 301 inf. (Milan glosses)Theodorus Mopsuestenus, Commentarii in PsalmosIrish minusculeVIII–IXIreland (Bangor? Leinster?)Or S Sb V
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaC 243 inf.Glossarium alphabeticum magnumCaroline minusculeIX 3/3BobbioEx Embedded IIIF images available
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaC 73 inf. [palimpsest new]Eugippius, Excerpta ex Operibus AugustiniUncialVIIIBobbioS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaC 26 sup.Basilius Caesariensis, Regula (imperf.)Irish majuscule verging on minusculeVII exprob. BobbioS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaI 61 sup. [palimpsest new]Gospels (Vulgata, Mt, Mc, Lc, Io, Act)Irish majusculeVII²prob. BobbioS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaA 138 sup.Priscian (frag.)Irish minusculeIXBobbio? Ireland?Or S V
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaL 22 sup. (Ars Ambrosiana)Ars AmbrosianaIX 3/4Bobbio or N ItalyV
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaL 22 sup. (ff 146, 147)
+ 2 other units
Computus; CalculusIrish minusculeVIII–IX vel IX¹IrelandOr S V
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaL 99 sup. [palimpsest new]Isidore, Etymologiae (1–10)North Italian Pre-Caroline minusculeVIII²BobbioS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaO 212 sup.Gennadius, De Ecclesiastis Dogmatibus; Fides Bachiarii; Fides ‘Quicumque Vult’; Fides ‘Hieronymi’Irish majuscule verging on minusculeVII exBobbioS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaS.P. II 97 (ff A, B) [palimpsest new]
+ 1 other unit
Jerome, EpistulaeIrish and cursive minusculeVIIIBobbioS
MilanBiblioteca AmbrosianaF 60 sup. (ff 1–46, 58–77)Excerpta ex PatribusIrish minusculeVIIIIrelandOr S V
MontecassinoArchivio dell'Abbazia320 (pp 5–398)Isidore, EtymologiaeIX/X or IX inItaly? Ex
MunichBayerische StaatsbibliothekClm 6235Anonymi Scoti Commentarius in epistulas Pauli; Pseudo-Jerome, In IV evangeliaIX 3/4N Italy (Bobbio?)T V Ex Link to images availableEmbedded IIIF images available
MunichBayerische StaatsbibliothekClm 6415 (ff 1–45)Donatus OrtigraphusIX 2/4N. Italy (Bobbio? Monza?)V Link to images availableEmbedded IIIF images available
NancyBibliothèque municipale317 (356)Grammatici Latini; Virgilius Maro; computus fragmentIrish minusculeIX 1/4Bobbio (Ireland?)Or S V
NaplesBiblioteca NazionaleLat. 2 (ff 76–111, 140–156, 159)Probus, De Catholicis, De Prosodia ad Marcellum; Charisius, Ars Grammatica; ExcerptaQuarter-UncialVItaly; additions in BobbioS
NaplesBiblioteca NazionaleLat. 2 (biff 57 & 70; 58 & 69; 59 & 68; 61 & 66) [palimpsest new]Grammatica et Patristica VariaIrish minusculeVIIIBobbioS V
NaplesBiblioteca NazionaleLat. 2 [palimpsest new]Jerome et Gennadius, De Viris Illustribus; Augustine, EpistulaeIrish minusculeVIIIBobbioS
NaplesBiblioteca NazionaleIV.A.8 (ff 1–39) [palimpsest new]Charisius, Ars Grammatica; Servus, De Centum MetrisIrish minusculeVIIIBobbioS V
NaplesBiblioteca NazionaleLat. 2 (ff 157–158)Excerpta ex MacrobioIrish minusculeVIIIBobbioS
NaplesBiblioteca NazionaleLat. 2 (ff 112–139)
+ 2 other units
Claudius Sacerdos, Artes Grammaticae; Probus, De CatholicisQuarter-UnialVItaly; additions in BobbioS
PalermoArchivio di StatoCodice BasileIordanes, Getica (preface, 1.1–45.236)Irish minusculeVIII²BobbioS
ParisBibliothèque nationale de FranceLat. 1841 (ff 1–24)Epistula Alexandri de mirabilibus Indiae; Jerome, Commentarii in evangelium Matthaei; Excerpta; Pseudo-Jerome, Expositio in IV evangelia; etc.IX c. 1/4 or 2/4N ItalyV T Link to images availableEmbedded IIIF images available
St GallStiftsbibliothek1346Columbanus, Instructiones, EpistulaeModern handc. 1611St GallEx Link to images availableEmbedded IIIF images available
St GallStiftsbibliothek1399 a 1Isidore, Etymologiae (11.1.43–46, 51–53)Irish cursive minusculeVIIIrish centre (poss. Bobbio)S
TurinBiblioteca NazionaleF.IV.1, fasc. 9Antiphonarium CelticumInsular majusculeVIII inIrelandOr S V
TurinBiblioteca NazionaleF.VI.2, fasc. 4Liber questionum in evangeliis (frag.)IX?BobbioV
TurinBiblioteca NazionaleA.II.2 [lost]Iulius Valerius, Historia Alexandri Magni; Rutilius Namatianus, De Reditu Suo (2)Cursive minusculeVIII inN Italy (prob. Bobbio)S
TurinBiblioteca NazionaleA.II.2* (ff 3–112) [palimpsest new] [lost]Augustine, Collatio cum Maximo, Contra MaximinumHalf-Uncial and Irish majusculeVIIBobbioS
TurinBiblioteca NazionaleA.II.2* (fol. 113) [lost]Cyprianus, De Opere et Eleemosynis (4–5)Cursive minusculeVIII inBobbioS
TurinBiblioteca NazionaleF.IV.1, fasc. 5 + 6Theodorus Mopsuestenus, In Psalmos (fragm.)Irish minusculeVIII–IXBobbioS
TurinBiblioteca NazionaleF.IV.1, fasc. 7Pseudo-Jerome, Commentarii in Marcum (1.1–6, 14.52–15.21)Irish minusculeVIII–IXIrelandOr S V
TurinBiblioteca NazionaleG.V.37Cyprianus, De Opere et Eleemosynis, De Sacramento CalicisUncialVS
TurinBiblioteca NazionaleF.IV.24 (fol. 93) [palimpsest old]Catholic Epistles (1 Pt, 2 Pt 1–13)Irish minusculeVIIIIrelandOr S V
Vatican CityBiblioteca Apostolica VaticanaArch.Cap.S.Pietro.H.25Cicero, In Pisonem (32–74)Uncial (artificial)VIII–IXFrance? Italy?S Link to images availableEmbedded IIIF images available
Vatican CityBiblioteca Apostolica VaticanaLat. 491 (ff 1–33)Augustine, In Epistulas Pauli ad Romanos et ad GalatasInsular minusculeVIIIInsular centre, N ItalyS* Link to images availableEmbedded IIIF images available
Vatican CityBiblioteca Apostolica VaticanaLat. 5750 [palimpsest new]
+ 1 other unit
Acta Synodi I ChalcedonensisHalf-UncialVIIBobbioS Link to images availableEmbedded IIIF images available
Vatican CityBiblioteca Apostolica VaticanaLat. 13501/XXIV (ff 44–45)Fragment on month namesIrish minusculeIXNE France (Soissons?)? Ireland?S V Link to images availableEmbedded IIIF images available
Vatican CityBiblioteca Apostolica VaticanaPal. Lat. 210Augustine, OpusculaUncialV exprob. ItalyS Link to images availableEmbedded IIIF images available
WrocławUniversity Library RehdigeranusRehdigeranus 1 (fol. 120 d)Jerome, Chronicon (fragm.)UncialVItaly (centre with Irish connections)S

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Manuscript dates (approx.)

500600700800900051015204 MSS9 MSS4 MSS6 MSS7 MSS1 MSS5 MSS11 MSS1 MSS3 MSS1 MSS

Page sizes

Data available for 14 manuscripts (24% of this list).
Height range: 160–340 mm (average 228 mm). Width range: 110–255 mm (average 171 mm).
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Folio count

Data available for 16 manuscripts (27% of this list). Range of folio numbers: 1–394 (average 107).
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Pádraic Moran, Manuscripts with Irish Associations (MIrA), version 0.5 dev (2023) <http://mira.ie/places/italy> [accessed 24 April 2024]