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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 272
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, beginning of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Also included in the manuscript are the Epitaphium Alcuini (carm. 123) and Alcuin’s Carmen 112 Dum sedeas
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    London. British Library, Egerton MS 2900
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Sir Thomas Phillips (b. 1792, d. 1872), antiquarian and bibliophile
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • medical manual in Arabic, entitled Kitab Zad al-musafir wa-qut al-hadir (Provision for the Traveller and
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 230
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 9th century, around 800
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gennadius of Massilia (d. c. 496), priest and historian
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2725
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Horatius Flaccus, Quintus, 65 BC-8 BC, also known as Horace
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Poetica (Art of Poetry), Epodae (Epodes), Carmen Saeculare (Hymn for a New Age), Epistulae (Letters) and
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 145
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    12de eeuw
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • It was also used by abbots as a manual for pastoral care.
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 9
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    12th century, 11th century, 11th/12th century / 12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • During the entire middle ages in the occident, the texts of Aristotle and Boethius were well circulated
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    London. British Library, Add MS 15601
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Lupus of Ferrières, c 805-c 862, Abbot of the Benedictine abbey of St Peter and St Paul, Ferrières-en-Gâtinais
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Consolatio Philosophiae (The Consolation of Philosophy) of Boethius (b. 480, d. 524) with interlinear and
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    Leiden. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 2001
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    Frankrijk, [1100-1200?]
    Language
    Latin
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    • Plinius Secundus, Caius, 23-79, also known as Pliny the Elder
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    London. British Library, Add MS 11983
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, 4 BC-65, also known as Seneca The Younger
    • England and Netherlands
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 264
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    16th century, beginning
    Language
    French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600), Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Initials ‘NN’ and ‘NE’ in flower borders throughout, also ‘N’ and ‘NE’ in decorative backgrounds interspersed
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Claudius C VI
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Leo I, d 461, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • half of the 11th century in France (ex. info Michael Gullick), contains a collection of historical and
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 32
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • This 15th century Book of Hours following the custom of Paris also contains a complete biblical Psalter
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 57
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, ca. 1402
    Language
    French
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • In short texts, it blends sanctoral and temporal celebrations in the course of the year, following the
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 402
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Miltiades, d 314, Saint, Pope, also known as 'Melchiades the African'
    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 147
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    13th century, end of the 13th century
    Language
    French
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Arthurian romance tales in prose: "Estoire del Graal", "Merlin", "Suite Merlin", "Queste del saint Graal", and
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, AN IV 19
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 2nd half of the 15th century
    Language
    French
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • The origin of the first owner, the rubricator and perhaps also the scribe of the manuscript, Petrus Guioti
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 174
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    French
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • This ethical work by Boccaccio, originally written between 1353 and 1356 and expanded in 1373, addresses
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 91
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1540
    Language
    French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Written before the winter of 1541 by Marguerite, Queen of Navarre and sister to Francis 1st of France
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2992
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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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, Henrietta Cavendish, 4 Feb 1694-9 Dec 1755, Countess of Oxford and Mortimer, née Holles, patron
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    Lausanne. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne, IS 1841
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Lausanne. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne
    Date
    13th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • inventory was written in 1381 by Brother Giovanni Ioli, who saw to its reorganization between 1377 and