ENSchaffhausen Adomnán (Stadtbibl., Gen. 1)
Description
Practice transcribing medieval Irish script!
Practice your transcription skills by transcribing the Life of Columba (Colum Cille) from the famous Schaffhausen manuscript, which was written by Dorbbéne in Iona around the year 700. This manuscript is not only a unique early witness to the literary production of the community of Iona, but also an excellent example to use to familiarize yourself with early Irish minuscule script. In addition, this year we are celebrating the centenary of Colum Cille's birth, so what better way to finish the year than by completing this challenge?
This transcription challenge project helps you learn how to read early medieval Irish manuscripts by focusing on practice. It offers anyone interested a chance to get familiar with Irish script by offering simple introductions and a user-friendly transcription platform.
Want to know more about the manuscript?
Start with: Damian Bracken and Graff, Eric (eds.), The Schaffhausen Adomnán. Schaffhausen, Stadtbibliothek MS Generalia 1, Irish Manuscripts in Facsimile I (Cork: ArCH Project, School of History, UCC, and Cork UP, 2014), Part II Commentary.
Acknowledgements
This manuscript has been uploaded via IIIF courtesy of e-codices.
Metadata
Location: Schaffhausen
Collection Name: Stadtbibliothek
Shelfmark: Gen. 1
Document Type: Manuscript
DOI: 10.5076/e-codices-sbs-0001
Title (English): Adamnanus de Iona, Vita Columbae
Material: Parchment
Place of Origin (English): Irland
Date of Origin (English): between 688 and 713
Number of Pages: 71
Dimensions: 29 x 22.5 cm
Online Since: 2008-12-09
Summary (English): This manuscript from the island monastery of Iona (Hy) in Scotland contains the oldest and best surviving version of the biography of the Irish saint Columba, composed between 608 and 704. In this work, Adamnan, the ninth abbot of Iona, tells the life story of monastery founder Columba (Columcille in Old Irish), who lived from 519/522 to 597. This manuscript can be dated to the time between the writing of the original text and the death of Iona's Abbot (or Bishop) Dorbbene in the year 713. It is the oldest codex containing a single biography in Latin, and is among the few datable manuscripts written in the Insular script during the 7th and 8th centuries.
Sponsored by: ArCH Armarium Codicum Hibernensium
Persons: Author: Adamnanus, de Iona
Century: 7th century
Century: 8th century
Text Language: Latin
Text Language: Ancient Greek