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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 35.11
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1732
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • One of four standard designs recognizable as purely Scottish in the 18th century, the herring-bone style
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Arch. B b.19
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1486
    Language
    Latin
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    • The transmission of Ptolemy in Europe began with the Latin translation by Jacopo d’Angelo (c.1360-1410
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Add. A. 188
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, second quarter
    Language
    Latin
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    • Fol. 168 is another fly-leaf taken from the same manuscript.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce Or. b.2
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    17th century, 1610-1620
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    • Album of Indian paintings and calligraphy, dating mostly from the 18th century, principally ragamala
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS 198
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1635
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • The codex contains a collection of esoteric Hebrew texts transcribed by R.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Auct. 5Q 4.1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c.1478
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • Note bevelling of the boards along the hinges and the simple use of one tool.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Oppenheim Add. 8° 37
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1301–1400
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Onḳelos after each verse, from Genesis 29:25 to Leviticus 4:34, and with Abraham Ibn Ezra's commentary on the
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Auct. K 1.17
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1462
    Language
    Latin
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    • The first printed atlas, and the first copper engraved maps.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Huntington 156
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    Arabic
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    • This is a copy of the surgical portion of the medical encyclopaedia.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Huntington 80
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1181–1204
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Corrected with the original, as confirmed by Maimonides in an autograph.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Jav. b. 3 (R)
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1500
    Language
    Sundanese
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    • Describes the wanderings of a Hindu-Sundanese hermit named Bujangga Manik through West, Central and East
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 99
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1415-1425
    Language
    Latin
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    • Humanistic script by scribe who signed other manuscripts: 'Nicolaus'.The scribe may be identifiable
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Lat. 104
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    9th century, first half
    Language
    Latin
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    • The archetype of this text was damaged at the beginning, and in this copy spaces were left for the words
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Digby 93
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1400
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    • Astronomical texts, in Latin but including translations from the Arabic, primarily an English compilation
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. G. 66
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, middle
    Language
    Latin
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    • The simple vine-stem borders are related to the style of Filippo Torelli, better known for his decoration
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 610
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1453
    Language
    Irish, Latin
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    • The two main scribes copied out earlier materials including genealogies and legends, partly from the
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, BOD: Auct. K 1.17
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1477
    Language
    Latin
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    • The Bologna edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, 1462[1477]: Portugal, Spain and the Balearics
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, BOD: Gough Maps 86
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1693
    Language
    English
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    • Cartouches from the main chart and inset of the River Thames
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 47.8
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1689
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • The work of an unknown binder, called the Naval Binder, because of the number of books bound for wealthy
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 88
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1200–1210
    Language
    Latin
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    • Possibly identifiable as d 24 in the Eberbach library catalogue of 1502.