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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, Hyp B.138 (5)
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1647?
    Language
    English
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    • Dedication to Lieutenant-General Oliver Cromwell is signed: "Being your humble, &c. to be commanded."
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 1.27
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1690
    Language
    Dutch
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    • Back-to-back. Dutch, late 17th century.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 181
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century - 16th century, second quarter
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bottom: devils teach monks how to make gunpowder.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Oxford University Archives, NEP/supra/Reg M (Convocation 1595-1606)
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1597-1598
    Language
    Latin
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    • Copy of Bodley's letter to the University, dated 23 February 1597/8.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 55
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, middle
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500)
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    • Given to Douce by 'Mr.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. ch. Gloucs. 5
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1136-1138
    Language
    Latin
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    • Writ of King Stephen (r. 1135-1154) to Roger, bishop of Salisbury, the sheriff of Wilts, and others granting
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 260
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1460–1470
    Language
    Latin
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    • Provenance: Attributed (‘probably’) to the Eberbach scriptorium by Palmer.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Gr. th. f. 1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1322-1340
    Language
    Greek
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    • Great Feasts of scenes from the Lives of Christ and the Virgin; pictorial calendar of saints, September to
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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
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    • Considered to be the earliest hymn book in English.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 827
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1100
    Language
    Latin
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    • Fol. i v: Letter to Gratian, followed by incipit to Book I of De Fide.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Ps. Verse 1566 e.1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1566
    Language
    English
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    • These early psalters were issued somewhat cautiously with an appeal to legality on their title-pages;
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 9.8
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1543
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bound to be shared. French (Paris), c.1547.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, OUM: AL: YZ/106
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1697
    Language
    English
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    • account of the original of the Earth, and of all the general changes which it hath undergone, or is to
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Barocci 33
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1595
    Language
    Greek
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    • Joseph Plousiadenos, Apology for the Council of Florence (here attributed to Gennadius Scholarius).
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264, pt. II
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1400
    Language
    French, Old (842-ca. 1400)
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    • Part II: from fol. 209 to fol. 215.
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    Oxford. Keble College, Library, MS 49
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Keble College, Library
    Date
    1267–1276
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Most of the names applied to the kneeling figures in the decoration of the manuscript occur in documents
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 292
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    11th century AD
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • Flemish and/or German, early to mid 11th century.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Lat. class. d. 37
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    Dated 1413
    Language
    Latin
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    • The style of script is still very close to Poggio. Note that yellow is used for the initial itself.
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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
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    • This MS. belonged successively to Coluccio Salutati, Leonardo Bruni and Antonio Panormita before
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 126
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    740–760
    Language
    Latin
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    • Provenance: Ascribed to Chelles by Bischoff, to Jouarre by McKitterick.