Both the abbot and a representative of the town were admitted to the Swiss Tagsatzung or Diet as the closest associates of the Confederation. and set his monks to multi-ply copies of them. Much land in Thurgau, Zürichgau and in the rest of Alemannia as far as the Neckar was transferred to the abbey due to Stiftungen. Illuminated manuscripts make their texts shine and also shed light in a metaphorical sense as images explain the world. In 744, the Alemannic nobleman Beata sells several properties to the abbey in order to finance his journey to Rome. Two distinguished guests of the abbey were Peter and Romanus, chanters from Rome, sent by Pope Adrian I at Charlemagne‘s request to propagate the use of the Gregorian chant. This unique architectural drawing is an explicit component of the UNESCO World Heritage, which likewise includes the substantial holdings, largely local in origin, of early medieval manuscripts and deeds, and one the world’s biggest collections of Irish codices. The library of the Abbey is one of the richest medieval libraries in the world. The Abbey of St Gall had a great influence on the development of monastic architecture and is considered to be a typical example of the large Benedictine monastery. Under abbot Pius (1630–74) a printing press was started. The new structures, including the cathedral by architect Peter Thumb (1681-1766), were designed in the late Baroque style and constructed between 1755 and 1768. The Abbey of Saint Gall (German: Fürstabtei St. Gallen) is a Roman Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland.The Carolingian-era Abbey has existed since 719 and became an independent principality during the 13th century, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. The baroque buildings at St Gall were the crowning glory of a monastic culture with roots stretching back more than a thousand years. and in the sixteenth the abbey was raided by the Calvinists, who scattered many of the most valuable books. For many years the monks had to fight for their independence, but it was not until the time of Louis the Pious that their efforts were crowned with success and their rights confirmed. The Abbey Library of St Gall opens for you Switzerland’s most beautiful pages.
King Louis the German confirmed in 833 the immunity of the abbey and allowed the monks the free choice of their abbot. Over 400 manuscripts from this time have survived and are still in the library today. The town of St. Gallen wanted to restrict the increase of power in the abbey and simultaneously increase the power of the town. For security, the abbey was forced to request the protection of the townspeople of St. Gallen. Othmar founded the Carolingian style Abbey of St Gall, where arts, letters and sciences flourished. During the abbacy of Engelbert II (924-933) an incursion of the Huns threatened the abbey, and most of the valuable books and MSS. On 26 April 937 a scholar kindled a fire and the abbey and the adjoining settlement were almost completely destroyed; the library was however undamaged. They make texts clearer and encourage reflection and contemplation. Among the handwritten books, almost half of them are from middle ages and 400 of the copies are more than 1000 years old. Catholic Encyclopedia. Especially the carved 'balconies' that are attached to the houses.