Winter Exhibition 2023/2024
Only you! Unique items in the Abbey Library of St Gall
Winter exhibition in the Baroque Hall of the Abbey Library of St Gall
14 November 2023 to 21 April 2024
Manuscripts are one of a kind. They are particularly valuable if they are also unique, for example if they alone transmit an important text. However, many unique items are personal and unspectacular, such as a private letter or a scribble in the margin.
The Abbey Library of St Gall holds many items that are unique in one way or another, and these are the focus of this exhibition. However, what exactly constitutes uniqueness and how does it come about?
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