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    London. British Library, Burney MS 326
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636
    • Braulio of Zaragoza, c 585-c 651, Saint, Bishop of Zaragoza
    • Alcuin of York
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B316
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1751
    Language
    Latin
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    • [Vienna, copied and decorated by Meshullam Zimmel of Polna]
    • This calligram depicting King David playing a harp comprises the Latin text of what is known as the Seven
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire/Kantons- und Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. L 730
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Fribourg/Freiburg. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire/Kantons- und Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, 14th and 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1100-1160
    • Vincent, of Beauvais, d. 1264
    • Robert Grosseteste, c 1170-1253, Bishop of Lincoln
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 3
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Beginning 15th century
    Language
    enm
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    • James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford
    • Alexander William Crawford Lindsay, later 25th Earl of Crawford
    • James Dix of Bristol
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    Neuchâtel. Bibliothèque publique et universitaire, AF A25
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Neuchâtel. Bibliothèque publique et universitaire
    Date
    12th century, second half of the 12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Peter the Venerable OSB
    • This manuscript contains the Adhortaciones sanctorum patrum (ff. 13-96v) and the De miraculis (ff. 97r
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    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, Cod. 110
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum
    Date
    15th century, 16th century, around 1495-98
    Language
    Latin, French
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    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • book of hours that was painted by the same artist.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 1
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat, gre
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    • James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
    • The Caetani family
    • James, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester
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    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne, Ms. 4
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne
    Date
    15th century, third quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Robert Grosseteste, c 1170-1253, Bishop of Lincoln
    • Southwestern region of German
    • This manuscript contains a Latin version of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, translated and glossed by
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    San Marino. The Huntington Library, HM 66
    Collection
    Huntington Digital Library
    Library
    The Huntington Library
    Date
    1775-1777
    Language
    English [eng]
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    • Army, 47th Regiment of Foot
    • The journal covers the battles of Lexington and Concord (ff. 1-5), the siege of Boston (ff. 5- 23), and
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 48
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    15th century, third quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    English
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    • Troilus and Criseyde.
    • England and Netherlands
    • The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, the "Father of English Poetry", have been preserved in 82 medieval
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    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne, Ms. 10
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne
    Date
    15th century, between 1463 and 1498
    Language
    Latin
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    • France (Abbey of Fleury?)
    • and several lines of text on the model of books of hours; in the text there are many colorful borders
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    Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod. ital. 771
    Collection
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    Library
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    Date
    frühes 17. Jahrhundert (1605 oder später)
    Language
    http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-2/ita
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    • Phillipps, Thomas, 1792-1872, 1st Baronet, collector of books and manuscripts
    • North, Frederick, 1766-1827, 5th Earl of Guilford
    • Description:Inhalt: a collection of 48 texts - copies of state letters, memoranda
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 1/2
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, ca. 1400-1450, additional pages XVI-XVII
    Language
    French
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    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • of the 13th century.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 147
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
    • Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland)
    • the second half of the 9th century at the Abbey of St.
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 313
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1100 - 1299
    Language
    lat, enm
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    • Ralph of Diceto, d c 1200, Archdeacon of Middlesex and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, London
    • The two major works in the manuscript are the Epitoma de Tito Livio of Lucius Annaeus Florus (fl. c.
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    London. British Library, Stowe MS 1067
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636
    • England and Netherlands
    • This manuscript consists of the 'First Family' of bestiaries, with a text derived from the Physiologus
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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library, MS Mm.5.31
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library
    Date
    1249-1250 C.E.
    Language
    Latin
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    • Siegfried of Mainz
    • Bucca of Halberstadt
    • Wenzel of Magdeburg
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Typ 9
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Date
    1440
    Language
    lat
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    • Phillipps, Thomas, 1792-1872, 1st Baronet, collector of books and manuscripts
    • Leonardus Brunus Aretinus (Leonardo Bruni of Arezzo)
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 46
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    After 1461
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500)
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    • England and Netherlands
    • The Life and Martyrdom of St. Edmund.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 203
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Anselm, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1033-1109
    • ( The Office of the Mass ). ff. 26r–28v: Commentary on the Apostles’ Creed and Lord’s Prayer, ‘Credo