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    London. British Library, Harley MS 651
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, enm
    • Jerome, Saint, d. 419 or 20
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • It mainly contains lists related to ecclesiastical jurisdictions.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Arch. G e.37
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1476-1477
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500)
    • Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492, inscriber.
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • This poster advertises Caxton’s edition of the Sarum Ordinal or Pye, the priest’s manual of variations
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. B. 173
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500)
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • Brut Chronicle, to 1412, with added narrative from a London chronicle for 1421 to 1431.
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS 152
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1401–1500
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500)
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • Donated to Christ Church Library by John Verney in 1769, as revealed by a note entered by Edward Smallwell
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 959
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, end
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500)
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • Old Testament, from Genesis to Baruch iii. 20, with prologues.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Lyell 33
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500)
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • Genealogical chronicle of Kings of England from Adam to Edward IV.
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    London. British Library, Add MS 62122
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, grc, enm
    • Jerome, Saint, d. 419 or 20
    • This is one of the few manuscripts to survive from the Benedictine abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Rumon
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 412
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    enm
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • '[F]or þt we ben in þe wey... wt his herte blood. Amen.' Jolliffe, F.8.
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS 151
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1401–1500
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500)
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • For a detailed description please see www.chch.ox.ac.uk/library-and-archives/digital-library.
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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library, MS Peterhouse 75.I
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library
    Date
    c. 1393
    Language
    Middle English, Latin
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • John appears to have been admitted to the order at St Albans, having come from a local family, and to
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 413
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Early-15th century
    Language
    enm, lat
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • Biographical dates are derived from online census and civil registration records.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, enm
    • Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 1091-1153
    • Innocent III, Pope, 1160 or 61-1216
    • Eleemosynarii (The Life and Miracles of St John the Merciful, Patriarch [of Alexandria]). f. 197v: A quotation from
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Lat. misc. e. 22 (R)
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, first half and 15th century, middle (added)
    Language
    Latin, English, Middle (1100-1500)
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • Christ crucified on an oak tree, blood dripping from his wounds. Coat of arms (sable (?)
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Eng. poet. a. 1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1381–1400
    Language
    Latin, Anglo-Norman, English, Middle (1100-1500)
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • extent of its vernacular Middle English texts whilst its plentiful decoration and illumination serve to
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 80
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Mid 15th century [1444?]
    Language
    enm
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • Decoration: At the beginning of most books there is a handsome initial in blue, pink and/or
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 7 C IV
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang, enm
    • This manuscript contains the Liber scintillarum (Book of Sparks): a florilegium of extracts from the
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS 145
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1301–1400
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500)
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • For a detailed description, please see www.chch.ox.ac.uk/library-and-archives/digital-library.
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    San Marino. The Huntington Library, HM 136
    Collection
    Huntington Digital Library
    Library
    The Huntington Library
    Date
    [England, middle of the 15th century]
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500) [enm]
    • Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492, printer.
    • initials; blue paragraph marks; rubrics in red throughout. f. ii verso: [Epitome of English history from
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Eng 938
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Date
    1420
    Language
    enm
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • Summary:Translation of Trivet's chronicle in French dedicated to "Mary the
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Claudius C IX
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, xno, eng, ang, enm
    • England, Winchester or St. Albans
    • The manuscript ends with a section (ff. 204-209) of indices, notes and letters that were added to the