Codices Gudiani latini
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Country
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DE
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Name of institution (English)
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Herzog August Library
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Language of name of institution
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deu
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Contact information: postal address
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Lessingplatz 1, D-38304 Wolfenbüttel
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Contact information: phone number
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0049 053318080
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Contact information: email
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ed.bah@tfnuksua
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Reference number
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Gud. lat.
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Type of reference number
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Archival reference number
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Title (English)
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Gudiani Latini Codices
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Title (official language of the state)
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Codices Gudiani latini
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Language of title
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lat
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Creator / accumulator
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Marquard Gude
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Date note
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7th century/17th century
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Language(s)
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ara
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lat
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gre
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Extent
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478 manuscripts
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Type of material
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Textual Material
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Scope and content
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The Codices Gudiani latini collection comprises 478 manuscripts, predominantly from ancient and medieval authors, mostly Latin (361 manuscripts) and Greek, but also 23 Arabic manuscripts. A miscellaneous codex (MS. 13 Gud. Lat. 21) includes autographed letters from the Portuguese Jewish physician Abraham Zacuto, alias Zacuto Lusitano, (1575-1642), to his colleagues Rodrigo de Castro (1550-1627) and Baruch de Castro (1597-1684).
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Archival history
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The most important and valuable part of this collection came from the manuscripts of the jurist, philologist, and librarian Marquard Gude (1635-89). His private collection was bought by the librarian Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) and incorporated into the ducal library in Wolfenbüttel in 1710. The collection included manuscripts from Padua and the Ducal Library in Gottorf, as well as others from several private collections, such as those of Friedrich Lindenbrog (1573-1648), Bishop Ferdinand von Fürstenberg of Münster (1626-83), and Bernhard Rottendorf (1594-1671).
The Gudiani latini is the subject of the research project "Marquard Gude (1635-1689) und seine Handschriften".
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(source: Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel (Manuscript database))
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Administrative / Biographical history
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Marquard Gude (1635-89) was a German jurist, archaeologist and classical scholar. He was originally intended for the Law, but from an early age showed a decided preference for classical studies. In 1658, he went to Holland in the hope of finding work as a teacher of classics. In the following year, he obtained the post of tutor and travelling companion to a wealthy young Dutchman, Samuel Schars, who died in 1675, leaving Gude a great part of his property.
During his travels, Gude seized the opportunity of copying inscriptions and manuscripts and acquired numerous Latin and Greek codices from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The wealth inherited from Schars gave him financial support for purchasing more and more manuscripts.
In 1671, Gude accepted the post of librarian to Duke Christian Albert of Holstein-Gottorp. In 1678, Gude, having quarrelled with the duke, retired into private life. However, in 1682, he entered the service of Christian V of Denmark, as counsellor of the Schleswig-Holstein chancellery, and remained in it almost to the time of his death in 1689.
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(source: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica)
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System of arrangement
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The items are organised under the general rules of library management.
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Author of the description
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Kevin Soares, 2022
