Codex Calixtinus

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Codex Calixtinus is a 12th-century illuminated manuscript that serves as one of the earliest and most important narrative, liturgical, and practical sources for pilgrims traveling the Camino de Santiago.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin manuscript
illuminated manuscript
liturgical book
medieval manuscript
pilgrimage guide
actualAuthorship anonymous clerics
approximateDate c. 1140–1170
associatedWith Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela NERFINISHED
Santiago de Compostela NERFINISHED
attributedTo Pope Callixtus II NERFINISHED
BookVInstanceOf pilgrim guidebook
BookVSubject practical advice for pilgrims
routes to Santiago de Compostela
contains accounts of Charlemagne and Roland
homilies
liturgical chants
liturgical texts
miracle stories of Saint James
narrative texts
pilgrim guide to the Camino de Santiago
polyphonic music
prayers
sermons
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of León NERFINISHED
dateOfCreation 12th century
event recovered by Spanish police in 2012
stolen from the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in 2011
genre hagiography
liturgical compilation
pilgrimage literature
hasAlternativeName Book of Saint James NERFINISHED
Liber Sancti Iacobi NERFINISHED
hasFeature illuminations
musical notation
hasPart Book I
Book II NERFINISHED
Book III NERFINISHED
Book IV NERFINISHED
Book V NERFINISHED
influenced later pilgrimage guides to Santiago
keptIn Archive of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela NERFINISHED
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela NERFINISHED
language Latin
legalStatus cultural heritage of Spain
mainSubject Camino de Santiago NERFINISHED
cult of Saint James the Greater NERFINISHED
placeOfOrigin Santiago de Compostela NERFINISHED
religiousFigureDepicted Charlemagne NERFINISHED
Saint James the Greater NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
scriptType Caroline minuscule NERFINISHED
significance important source for early polyphonic music
major source for medieval pilgrimage practices
one of the earliest comprehensive sources on the Camino de Santiago
timePeriod High Middle Ages NERFINISHED
traditionalAuthorship Pope Callixtus II NERFINISHED
usedFor guiding medieval pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela
liturgical celebration of Saint James
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Camino de Santiago hasGuidebook Codex Calixtinus