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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Special order slide
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1666
    Language
    English
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    • [Proposal to rebuild the city of London after the Great Fire of 1666, by Val Knight]
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 791
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, first half
    Language
    Cornish, Latin
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    • A trilogy of plays on the Creation, Passion of Christ and Resurrection, in Cornish verse, with Latin
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Eng. hist. a. 2
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    Latin, English, Old (ca. 450-1100)
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    • The Crawford Charters'
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Don. f. 33
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, late
    Language
    French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600), Latin
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    • Paris, for the Archdiocese of Bamberg
    • Virgin sits at the foot of the cross with body of Christ on her lap. St.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Pococke 248
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    Arabic
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    • This is a comprehensive general medical encyclopaedia writen by the Damascene physician Ibn al-Nafīs
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. e Mus. 43
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1400
    Language
    French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)
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    • probably the Loire region
    • The presentation of the book to Charles V.Fine miniatures (damaged) by Zenobi da Firenze.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, 4° M 21 Jur.Seld.
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    16th century, middle
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • probably the Loire region
    • One of a number of surviving copies of the Statuts de l'ordre de St.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ouseley 379
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, c. 1330
    Language
    Persian
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    • Ms. codexHand: Naskh
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Arch. G d.53
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1790
    Language
    English
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    • Contains hand-coloured copper engravings.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Canonici Or. 122
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1500–1600
    Language
    Persian
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    • Hand: Written in splendid Nastaʻlīq.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 16.16
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1597
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • probably the Loire region
    • Paris, for the Archdiocese of Bamberg
    • Religious texts in early modern France were often given the most sumptuous bindings, in the most fashionable
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Gr. 75
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    Dated 976
    Language
    Greek
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    • John the Bishop (?)
    • Decorated initial formed by the body of a beast.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ouseley 380
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, c. 1330
    Language
    Persian
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    • Ms. codexHand: Naskh
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, BOD: D 7.18 Art.
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1677
    Language
    English
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    • A study of the natural history of Oxfordshire, England, including descriptions of art and antiquities
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Filmstrip Roll 161A, frame 10
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1400
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    • This chart is drawn on a slightly larger scale than the others
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Add. C. 249
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, third quarter
    Language
    Latin
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    • Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, the younger, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. ch. Oxon. 2740
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1180
    Language
    Latin
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    • Valery to Henry II of the site of the Godstow Nunnery
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. Rolls 19
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1539
    Language
    English
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    • Top left part of the roll. Owl blowing pipe, part of scene in inhabited initial T. Pen drawing.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Arch. A b.6
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    [c. 1610]
    Language
    English
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    • The humble Supplication of Thomas Iames Student in Diuinitie, and keeper of the publike Librarie at Oxford
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Gibson 77
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1682
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • All edges gilt with foreedge painting of flowers surrounding the text, 'Search the Scriptures, 1692'.