Birk codex, Winkler codex
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It is a fragmental linguistic memento dating from 1474, containing St Augustine's rules for nuns and the constitutions of the Dominican nuns. The fragment is part of Paul Váci's original composition. It was found in the court library of Vienna in a binding, identified by John Kluch in 1889 and named after the current director of the library. In accordance with the Venice agreement it was returned to the National Széchényi Library, Budapest in 1932. Edition: Birk codex 1474. Imitation, transcription of the original letters and its Latin equivalent. Edited by István Pusztai, Budapest, 1960. (Codices Hungarici 5.)
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Winkler codex (1506)
The codex, which was made in 1506, was taken to Nagyvárad, then Nagyszombat, then Pozsony, to the Clarissan convent - together with other books and church equipment - by the Dominican nuns who were escaping from the Turks. After the dissolution of the monastic orders it was taken to Michael Winkler, the parish priest of Bonyhád at that time (later the honorary canon of Pécs). Later he presented the codex to Budapest University Library together with other manuscripts. The codex received its name from the donator.
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