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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Nero C V
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Bartholomew de Cotton, fl 14th century, Monk of Norwich
    • . ff. 162r-285v: Bartholomew de Cotton, Historia Anglicana (English History). ff. 282r-283r: a bull of
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 176
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1574
    Language
    lat, ang
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    • in this instance because of the particular interest of the first and last items.
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    London. British Library, Egerton MS 2818
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • John, of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres, d. 1180
    • Benedict of Peterborough, d 1193, Abbot of Peterborough
    • and Miracles of St Thomas Becket was written by Benedict of Peterborough between 1172 and 1179.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Lat. liturg. d. 42
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, beginning
    Language
    Latin
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    • Illumination, by 'The Master of the Mary Psalter' and his workshop.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3020
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Eutychianus of Adana, fl 6th century
    • Paul the Deacon of Naples, fl 9th century
    • This manuscript consists of three main parts gathered together at an early period (see Provenance), it
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 850
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1664-1666
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • Coats of arms.Part of three volumes compiled and written by Elias Ashmole (see also MSS.
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    London. British Library, Add MS 40007
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Geoffrey, of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph, 1100?-1154
    • Ralph of Diceto, d c 1200, Archdeacon of Middlesex and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, London
    • This manuscript consists of letters and historical works written by Ralph of Diceto (d. 1199/1200), chronicler
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 633
    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
    • Harley, Henrietta Cavendish, 4 Feb 1694-9 Dec 1755, Countess of Oxford and Mortimer, née Holles, patron
    • Harley, Edward, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron
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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
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    • Defensor of Ligugé
    • This manuscript contains the Liber scintillarum (Book of Sparks): a florilegium of extracts from the
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    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, MSS 05242
    Collection
    Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. University of Toronto Libraries
    Library
    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
    Date
    1407
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy, copied by Leon ben Joshua de Rossi of Cesena
    • Note: Gothic book hand; 2 columns of varying numbers of lines (8 x 6 cm.).
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 110
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    dated 1504
    Language
    Latin
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    • A collection of biblical and patristic texts copied in humanistic script by Peter Meghen for Christopher
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius E XVIII
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
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    • extant from England in the period between 975 and 1075 (see Gretsch, The Intellectual Foundations of
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 5 B XV
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Simeon of Durham OSB
    • Henry of Huntingdon
    • Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3680
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Cuthbert of Wearmouth, fl 735, Abbot of Wearmouth
    • 12th-century manuscript contains the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (Ecclesiastical History of
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 102
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1500 - 1599
    Language
    lat, eng
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    • Cranmer, Thomas, 2 Jul 1489-21 Mar 1556, Archbishop of Canterbury
    • Petrus Alexander (see MS 115).247-252 - Disputation between Dr Stokes of Lynn and Mr.
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Nero A V
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    xno, lat
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    • Elias of Evesham OSB
    • This composite manuscript is composed of two parts.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3072
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Arator, c 500-c 550, Subdeacon of Rome
    • Abbey of Fleury (Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire)
    • This volume consists of different parts that were bound together at an early period.
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    London. British Library, Arundel MS 10
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, frm
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    • Geoffrey, of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph, 1100?-1154
    • This manuscript contains a Latin copy of the Historia Regum Brittaniae ('The History of the Kings of
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Incunable Collection, 17250.1
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    1454
    Language
    lat
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    • Printer of the 42-line Bible
    • Gutenberg, Johann (Printer of the 42-line Bible)
    • The indulgence was stolen soon afterwards (see: A.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 282
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, middle of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Rabanus Maurus, Archbishop of Mainz, 784?-856
    • Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland)
    • A copy of books XIII through XX of the Commentaries of Hrabanus Maurus († 856) on the Old Testament book