Cusanusstift

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The Cusanusstift in Bernkastel-Kues 1831, located on the Middle Moselle river in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; aquatint engraving by F. Hegi after Karl Bodmer, hand-colored Hospital Cues. Hand-colored aquatint engraving by F. Hegi after Karl Bodmer.jpg
The Cusanusstift in Bernkastel-Kues 1831, located on the Middle Moselle river in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; aquatint engraving by F. Hegi after Karl Bodmer, hand-colored

The Cusanusstift (St. Nikolaus-Hospital) is a historic building in Bernkastel-Kues, Germany. It was founded by Nicholas of Cusa in 1458. It contains a world-famous library and a wine museum.

Manuscript 52 in its library contains the only complete copy of the Proverbia Grecorum . [1]

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References

  1. Dean Simpson (1987), "The 'Proverbia Grecorum'", Traditio, 43: 1–22, JSTOR   27831196 .

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