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    San Marino. The Huntington Library, DE 88 (04)
    Collection
    Huntington Digital Library
    Library
    The Huntington Library
    Date
    January 28, 1780
    Language
    French [fre]
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    • The appointment is on the printed letterhead of Jean-Charles Cte. d'Hector, with maritime armorial emblem
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    San Marino. The Huntington Library, DE 88 (05)
    Collection
    Huntington Digital Library
    Library
    The Huntington Library
    Date
    February 13, 1780
    Language
    French [fre]
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    • The appointment is on the printed letterhead of Jean-Charles Cte. d'Hector, with maritime armorial emblem
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 20
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    13de eeuw
    Language
    Latin
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    • Summary: Manuscript 20 is a composite manuscript, containing three texts: (ff.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 2107
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 16th century, 1475/1500
    Language
    Latin
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    • Vigil, and prayers for the anniversaries of the deaths of priests, abbots and other deceased persons, is
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S12
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, around 1775
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • This megillah is embellished with hand-painted, repeated architectural designs.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Top. Glouc. a. 3 (R)
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1520-1530
    Language
    English
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    • This pedigree is interesting as showing an early stage of the development of the 'drop line' pedigree
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, l.c.2
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1667
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    • Each property is described, often with an account of its pre-Christ Church history, and with details
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 35
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    1080-1096
    Language
    Latin
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    • This copy of texts and letters by Augustine is written in a single column and is undecorated except for
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 348
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1500 - 1599
    Language
    lat
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    • Summary: CCCC MS 348 is another instance of Parker not simply collecting original
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Add. A. 188
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, second quarter
    Language
    Latin
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    • Fol. 168 is another fly-leaf taken from the same manuscript.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 319
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 2nd half of the 12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • The first half (quires 1-27) is missing. The decoration is limited to red paragraph initials.
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. AA 91
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 1467
    Language
    German
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    • The so-called "Berner Parzival" is the last dated manuscript of Wolfram von Eschenbach’s epic poem about
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S24
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, around 1750
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • The most distinctive image in this scroll is the one depicting the hanging of Haman.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B173
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1716
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • The titel of this mohel book (circumcision book) from 1716 is Book of the Lord’s Mystery with the [commentary
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 113
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    12de eeuw; tweede helft 12de eeuw
    Language
    Latin
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    • A striking feature of this manuscript is its original twelfth century Cistercian binding.
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 312
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
    Date
    10th century
    Language
    Old High German, Latin
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    • It is arranged in such a way as to leave lots of space for marginal glosses next to the poems.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Lat. 73
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1430-1440
    Language
    Latin
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    • The vine-stem initial is typical of the date, though somewhat crude.
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 420
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    15de eeuw (1399)
    Language
    Latin
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    • Summary: Manuscript 420 is a collection of two historical texts.
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    Chur. Staatsarchiv Graubünden, A 295
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Chur. Staatsarchiv Graubünden
    Date
    16th century, 1561
    Language
    Romansch language
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    • Puter (the dialect of the Upper Engadine) of the drama “Die zehn Alter dieser Welt.“ As of now, it is
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 138
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • At the beginning of the Liber de poenitentia, on 73r, there is a smaller, but just as artistic initial