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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 57
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, ca. 1402
    Language
    French
    • Popular not only in Latin but also in the vernacular languages, it had various uses, as a tool for preaching
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 55 bis
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    18th century, 1720-1742
    Language
    Latin
    • lat. 55 is an exceptional document because it consists of six wax tablets listing the expenditures for
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. gr. 44
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    13th century
    Language
    Ancient Greek
    • Estienne (Henricus Stephanus), who owned the manuscript in the second half of the 16th century and used it for
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Comites Latentes 54
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, 1470-1480
    Language
    Latin
    • The same hand is responsible for the major illuminations at the beginning of the various sections as
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 33
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, third quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    French, Latin
    • This book of hours in the Parisian fashion is richly illuminated and was made for the diocese of Nantes
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. heb. 3
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    13th century, mid-13th century
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Furthermore, this bible was also used as one of the 615 biblical manuscripts collated for Benjamin Kennicott
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Comites Latentes 173
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    16th century, between 1565 and 1599
    Language
    Judeo-Italian, Hebrew
    • This legal manuscript with the title Sefer Ḥokhmat Nashim is part of a vernacular literary genre for
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 169
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, 16th century, ca. 1485
    Language
    French
    • Gaston Febus dedicated his work to the Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Bold, who was well known for his
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Comites Latentes 124
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, 16th century, around 1500
    Language
    Latin
    • This richly decorated book of hours was illuminated in Tours in about 1500, for an owner from Toulouse
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 99
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, end of the 15th century (cf. H. Aubert and A. Dufour) or around 1478-1480 (cf. B. Gagnebin)
    Language
    Latin
    • This long Latin poem was intended to thank Sultan Mehmet II for having freed Ferducci’s brother-in-law
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 50
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    9th century, around 825
    Language
    Latin
    • ‘Venerable’ is the term that comes to mind for describing this manuscript.
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 1/1
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, ca. 1400-1450, additional pages XVI-XVII
    Language
    French
    • Paris, for the Archdiocese of Bamberg
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 178
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    14th century, 1353
    Language
    French
    • Paris, for the Archdiocese of Bamberg
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 35
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, last third of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin
    • This small, elegant, illuminated book of hours for the use of Rome was probably produced in the workshop
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 189
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, ca. 1470
    Language
    French
    • perfect lover and as the perfect knight, who as a Knight of the Round Table participates in the search for
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 190/1
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, ca. 1410
    Language
    French
    • Paris, for the Archdiocese of Bamberg
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Comites Latentes 102
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    14th century, around 1320
    Language
    French
    • Paris, for the Archdiocese of Bamberg
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 77
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, beginning of the 15th century
    Language
    French
    • Paris, for the Archdiocese of Bamberg
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 70
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    13th century, middle of the 13th century
    Language
    Latin
    • Paris, for the Archdiocese of Bamberg
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 76
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    13th century, around the end of the 13th century
    Language
    Latin
    • Paris, for the Archdiocese of Bamberg