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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Marsh 70
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    Arabic
    • Jābir (Geber) is usually considered the father of Arabic alchemy, though mystery surrounds his identity
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Digby 76
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1250
    • science and mathematics, assembled from several 13th-century booklets of which the last (fols. 110-122) is
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 22.12
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1547
    Language
    No linguistic content
    • Each volume is bound and gauffered in a different pattern of interlacing with open, floral tools; interlacing
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Auct. L 4.3
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1498-1502
    Language
    Latin
    • manuscript additions by Guillaume Budé derived from a copy of the 6th-century MS. of which a fragment is
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Arch. G d.37
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1481
    Language
    Latin
    • Little is known about the printer, Dietrich Rode or Theodoric Rood, named here in the colophon, except
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. C. 888
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    16th century, beginning
    Language
    French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)
    • King wearing a cloak with fleur-de-lys and holding a sceptre is seated on a raised throne.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. D. 403
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    Latin
    • This is part of three single-sheet woodcuts on paper, bound at the front of a manuscript collection of
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Auct. Q sup. 2.7
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1488
    Language
    Latin
    • (Basel: Nicolaus Kesler, 22 Sept. 1488)A nine-line southern German initial ‘V’ is supplied in blue
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Huntington 214
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    Arabic
    • Al-Khuwārizmī is famous for introducing the Indian numerals and method of numeration by position into
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Auct. T. 1. 27
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    12th century, middle
    Language
    Latin
    • Part of the MS. is in Paris.
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    Oxford. Queen's College, Library, Sel.d.81(4)
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Queen's College, Library
    Date
    1535
    Language
    English
    • Coverdale's translation of the Psalter is still used in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. C. 6
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    16th century
    Language
    Latin
    • This is the only known example of the eagle panel.Size: 150 x 100mm.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 167
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century AD
    Language
    Latin
    • The design is completed by a narrow edge of blind tooling. The binding has been rebacked.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 529
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, third quarter
    Language
    Latin
    • The large C with the barrel or "tun" in the centre is a rebus for Seton, the first owner.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 22.14
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    No linguistic content
    • Each volume is bound and gauffered in a different pattern of interlacing with open, floral tools; interlacing
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 22.13
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    No linguistic content
    • Each volume is bound and gauffered in a different pattern of interlacing with open, floral tools; interlacing
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Byw. adds. 2/1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1478
    Language
    Latin
    • The characteristic vine-stem decoration is Italian.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Lat. class. d. 6
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, middle
    Language
    Latin
    • The very square vine-stem initial is akin to some found in the manuscripts written for Poggio in the
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Arch. A d.3
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1631
    Language
    No linguistic content
    • and many of the women worked on binding sophisticated scrapbooks known as 'Harmonies', of which this is
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, Mus 783
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    c. 1700
    Language
    English
    • The manuscript is from the Henry Aldrich bequest, listed in Archives 1717.