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• Sankt Gallen Switzerland Stiftsbibliothek 1399 a 1

Written in an Irish centre, presumably on the Continent, possibly at Bobbio, to judge by the script and type of membrane. Was used later at St Gall to reinforce bindings: the fragments were removed from bindings of MSS 150 and 267; the offset of a fragment now lost is seen in the front cover of MS 230.

Script is rapid, roundish Irish minuscule with some majuscule traces: ꝺ, n and r are the rule, ꞅ is more frequent than s; g is S-shaped; suprascript cup-shaped u occurs; noteworthy is the longish shallow loop of e in ligature; other cursive ligatures are ae, cc, ce (a North Italian feature), fr, sc; examples of kindred script are Dublin, Trinity College 55 and Milan, Ambros. C. 26 Sup. and D. 23 Sup. (CLA 2.271; 3.312 and 328).

☛Bischoff, MAS 1 pp. 180 and 285, argues MS was written in Ireland VII med. v. J. N. Hillgarth, 'Visigothic Spain and Early Christian Ireland' PRIA C 62 (1961–1963) 167–94 at 183 n. 78 and P. Engelbert, Rev. Béned. 78 (1968) p. 243 n. 4 (both quoting Bischoff).