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Title	Codex Calixtinus
Century	12th century
Date	ca. 1150-60
Origin	Spain
Contents	Guide for pilgrims
Illustration	paintings of St. James and other figures; Decorated initials
Scripts	Gothic
Scribe/artists	Unknown
Current location	Archivo de la Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Description	Also known as the Liber Sancti Jacobi, this manuscript is a guidebook for pilgrims traveling to the shrine of the apostle St. James in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The text was long thought to have been written by Pope Callixtus II, but scholars now believe that it is the work of Callixtus’s secretary, the French scholar Aymeric Picaud. The Codex Callixtinus is divided into five sections. The first contains sermons, liturgical texts and homilies for the liturgy of St. James. The second recounts miracles attributed to the him. This is followed by a history of the transfer of St. James’s body from Jerusalem to Galicia. The fourth book, which was reincorporated into the manuscript in 1964 after being removed from the codex in the seventeenth century, is a history of Charlemagne’s failed attempt in the eighth century to liberate Spain and the tomb of St. James from the Moors; it also contains an account of the death of the knight Roland at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778. The fifth and final book contains practical advice for pilgrims traveling to Santiago de Compostela. This manuscript is also an important source of medieval polyphonic music and contains the earliest known composition for three voices.
Alternative title(s)	Liber Sancti Jacobi
Language	Latin
Facsimile Publisher	[Madrid?]: Kaydeda Ediciones, 1993
Extent	1 v. facsimile
Call Number	Rare BT685.5.C64 1993 OVER
Repository	Louisiana State University Libraries, Special Collections, (http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special)
Restrictions	Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. In accordance with U. S. copyright laws, this work is in the public domain.
Contact and Ordering Information	E-mail lsudiglib@lsu.edu with questions or comments. See instructions for ordering reprints of this item here: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/services/duplication.html Mention the "Item number" or "Item URL" in your request.
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Collection URL	http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm4/index_MMF.php?CISOROOT=%2FMMF
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