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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2674
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Bentinck, Margaret Cavendish, 11 Feb 1715-17 Jul 1785, duchess of Portland, née Harley, collector of art and
    • Harley, Edward, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron
    • Harley, Robert, 5 Dec 1661-21 May 1724, first earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician
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    London. British Library, Add MS 21917
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • 543, d. 615) by Jonas of Bobbio (b. c. 600, d. 659); the life of St Eustace (b. c. 560, d. c. 629); and
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    London. British Library, Arundel MS 213
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Origen (b. c. 185, d. 254), Christian scholar, ascetic and theologian
    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 105
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Cassiodorus Senator (b. c. 485, d. c. 580), statesman, scholar and administrator
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • and the translation of their relics written by Goscelin of St Bertin.
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    London. British Library, Stowe MS 62
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Clerk, John, d. 1541, Bishop of Bath and Wells
    • Spelman, Henry, 1563/4-1641, historian and antiquary
    • period from 1066 to 1198 in five books; it may have been written during the last years of William’s life and
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 651
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • England and Netherlands
    • ), Norman chronicler, prior of Bec Abbey, and abbot of Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3253
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Peter Lombard (b. c. 1100, d. c. 1160), theologian and Bishop of Paris
    • England and Netherlands
    • 307r, 307v are empty].Decoration:27 large initials in red, blue or green or puzzle initials in red and
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius D IV/2
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • John the Deacon of Rome, c 825-c 880, Deacon of Rome; also known as Johannes Hymonides
    • Gennadius of Massilia (d. c. 496), priest and historian
    • England, Winchester and East Anglia
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    London. British Library, Egerton MS 2818
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • The Passion of St Thomas Becket was composed by John of Salisbury between 1173 and 1176 and the Passion
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 863
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • This manuscript contains a Psalter (ff. 8r-123v) that was written by scribes who also produced manuscripts
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2763
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • The volume also includes Idyllium (Idyll)20 by the poet Ausonius (d. c. 395),added in a contemporary
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 15 A XVI
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Martin the Irishman, 819-875, also known as Martin of Laon
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • England and Netherlands
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 4978
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • It also includes excerpts from St Jerome's commentary on Ezekiel and St Ambrose (b. c. 339, d. 397)'s
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    London. British Library, Add MS 22719
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • treatise Pantegni (The Book of Medical Arts) by Constantine the African (b. c. 1015, d. 1087), physician and
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 6 C X
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • Here some epistles are missing and others have been copied in a different book rather than in the one
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 649
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • This early 12th-century manuscript contains a collection of biblical commentaries and homilies by the
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    London. British Library, Add MS 29276
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • John the Deacon of Rome, c 825-c 880, Deacon of Rome; also known as Johannes Hymonides
    • This 12th-century lectionary was owned by and almost certainly produced at the Benedictine abbey of Tholey
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 1924
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • England and Netherlands
    • : ff. 1r-48v: Bede, Vita Sancti Cuthberti (Life of St Cuthbert), preceded by a prologue (ff. 1r-2v) and
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian D II
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • John the Deacon of Rome, c 825-c 880, Deacon of Rome; also known as Johannes Hymonides
    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • Gennadius of Massilia (d. c. 496), priest and historian
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    London. British Library, Egerton MS 3776
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    London. British Library
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • manuscript contains the first six books of St Jerome's (b. 347, d. 420) commentaries on the Book of Jeremiah and