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    London. British Library, Arundel MS 36
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • 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
    • Its founder, Walter Espec (d. 1153), also founded the nearby-situated Cistercian abbey of Rievaulx.
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    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, Cod. 111
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum
    Date
    15th century, about 1488
    Language
    Latin, French
    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • His collecting is inextricably linked with the luxurious printed materials of the bookseller and publisher
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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)
    • England and Netherlands
    • The ‘Red Pale’ in the Almonry, Westminster was Caxton’s shop.
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    Basel. Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel, Cod. H37
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel
    Date
    16th century, 1582
    Language
    German
    • The collection contains treatises and recipes based on the Practica of Meister Bartholomäus.
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    Lisbonne. Biblioteca nacional de Portugal, INC. 1483
    Collection
    Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal - Biblioteca Nacional Digital
    Library
    Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
    Date
    1476
    Language
    Latin
    • Plinius Secundus, Caius, 23-79, also known as Pliny the Elder
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S I 145
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1457
    Language
    Alemannic
    • Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, 4 BC-65, also known as Seneca The Younger
    • translation of the biblical Books of Wisdom, the oldest German translation of several works by Seneca, and
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    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, Cod. 106
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum
    Date
    15th century, 1458-60
    Language
    Latin, French
    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • The majority of the miniatures are by the Master of Coëtivy, who presumably also created all compositions
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Canon. Misc. 123
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, third quarter
    Language
    Latin
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Humanistic script and probably also the illumination attributable to Felice Feliciano.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Huntington 454
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1375–1400
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Contains also fragments from Baḥya ben Joseph ibn Paḳuda's Al-Hidāja ʼilā farāʼid al-qulūb (The
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 113
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Second half 15th century
    Language
    enm
    • Bernard Quaritch (b. 1819, d. 1899), bookseller and publisher
    • Troilus and Criseyde.
    • England and Netherlands
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 16I
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1200 - 1299
    Language
    lat, frm
    • of St Albans Abbey, was their official chronicler who wrote chronicles covering both world history and
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    London. British Library, Add MS 11983
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, 4 BC-65, also known as Seneca The Younger
    • England and Netherlands
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library, MS Gg.1.1
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library
    Date
    First half of 14th century, after 1307 C.E.
    Language
    French, Latin, English, French and English, French and Latin
    • England and Netherlands
    • It contains literary, historical, grammatical, scientific, astronomical, theological, pastoral and devotional
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    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek, Ms. C 62
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    10th century, 11th century, 12th century, 10th–12th centuries
    Language
    Latin
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • Thebaïs (the Tales of Thebes) by the Roman poet Publius Papinius Statius († about 95 A.D.), written down and
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 159
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    10th century
    Language
    Latin, German
    • Origen (b. c. 185, d. 254), Christian scholar, ascetic and theologian
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Cassiodorus Senator (b. c. 485, d. c. 580), statesman, scholar and administrator
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Auct. Q 1.1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1473
    Language
    Latin
    • Plinius Secundus, Caius, 23-79, also known as Pliny the Elder
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Germany and Switzerland, Constance(?)
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 488
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1569
    Language
    lat, eng
    • He proved very adept at finding Old English manuscripts and at preparing them for publication.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 261
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century
    Language
    Latin
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • This codex also contains a copy of the commentary by the Venerable Bede (d. 735) on the Canonical Letters
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    Lisbonne. Biblioteca nacional de Portugal, INC. 523
    Collection
    Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal - Biblioteca Nacional Digital
    Library
    Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
    Date
    25 Agosto 1479 [não anterior a 13 Outubro 1479]
    Language
    Latin
    • Plinius Secundus, Caius, 23-79, also known as Pliny the Elder
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 5
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
    • cataloged as D 126 at the Stiftsarchiv Engelberg, a five-line verse identifies the scribe as Richene, who also