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Likely produced in a monastic scriptorium in or near Pontevedra, possibly linked to the Convent of San Francisco or the Collegiate Church of Santa María la Mayor.

Late 13th – early 14th century (c. 1280–1320)

Collegiate Church of Santa María la Mayor (Pontevedra) → private collection (18th c.) → rediscovered in 1927 by Galician historian Xosé Filgueira Valverde. Currently held at the Museo de Pontevedra (MS 1/1928). codex pontevedra

Medieval Galician-Portuguese, with some Latin sections.

One of the earliest surviving codices produced entirely in Galicia outside the cathedral scriptoria of Santiago or Ourense. Offers key evidence for the rise of Galician-Portuguese as a written language in civil and religious contexts. The Portus Apostoli legend prefigures the later maritime cult of the Virxe da Peregrina. Likely produced in a monastic scriptorium in or

Gothic textualis rotunda, two main scribes identified.

Vellum; 142 leaves (estimated original: 160+). Dimensions: approx. 290 × 200 mm. Currently held at the Museo de Pontevedra (MS 1/1928)

Title: Codex Pontevedra (Códice de Pontevedra)