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    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 609
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    17th century, 17th century, second half
    Language
    Latin
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    • examples by Tarquinio Merula, Martin Benn, Jakob Bannwart (organ music) and Isabella Leonarda (motets from
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 540
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    16th century, 1517 (?)
    Language
    Latin
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    • ornamental initials, among them six portrayals of figures) is by the illuminator Nikolaus Bertschi from
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 676
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 12th century, 1080/1100
    Language
    Latin
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    • Rabanus Maurus ad Heribaldum, the sixth book of the Poenitentiales by Halitgar of Cambrai, excerpts from
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Lat 182
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Date
    154u
    Language
    lat
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    • Notes:Title from incipit.
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    Paris. Bibliothèque de la Sorbonne, VCINC 181
    Collection
    NuBIS (Sorbonne)
    Library
    Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne
    Date
    1485/1486-09-26, 15e s.
    Language
    fre
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    • Édition non répertoriée dans l'article de Paul Needham, "Two unrecorded french-language incunabula from
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    Romont. Abbaye de la Fille-Dieu Romont, Ms. liturg. FiD 5
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Romont. Abbaye de la Fille-Dieu Romont
    Date
    13th century, between 1246 and 1255
    Language
    Latin
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    • 113v), the tropes of the Kyrie Cunctipotens and Fons bonitatis (f. 113v–115r) and several additions from
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    San Marino. The Huntington Library, DE 7
    Collection
    Huntington Digital Library
    Library
    The Huntington Library
    Date
    April 17, 1781
    Language
    French [fre]
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    • Notes: Manuscript letter from La Pérouse to Destouches, written on board the
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Lat 184
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Language
    lat
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    • Notes:Title from front cover.
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    Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod. icon. 136
    Collection
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    Library
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    Date
    1541 - 1542
    Language
    http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-2/spa, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-2/lat
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    • Born in Genoa, he worked in Venice from 1536 to 1564 and became one of the most important figures in
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 88
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Winged lion, proceeding from a cloud above on right, holds a book.
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    Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cgm 5185
    Collection
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    Library
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    Date
    4. Viertel 15. Jh
    Language
    http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-2/gmh
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    • manuscript owned by Hartmann Schedel (see also Cgm 810 and 2 Inc.c.a. 2921) and contains verse adaptations from
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    San Marino. The Huntington Library, HM 83437
    Collection
    Huntington Digital Library
    Library
    The Huntington Library
    Date
    1790, June 12
    Language
    Spanish [spa]
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    • /> An Italian aristocrat and commander in the Spanish navy, Alejandro Malaspina received permission from
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 6
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    13de eeuw; ca. 1265-1270
    Language
    Latin
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    • Summary: Manuscript 6, dating from c. 1265-70, contains part four of the Bible
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 1009
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • The manuscript is a meticulous copy from the St. Gall exemplar, Cod. 621 (9th century).
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 139
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • The clean and balanced, slightly cursive script in brown ink comes from a single hand.
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 16
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • As with most volumes from Frowin's library, tears and holes in the parchment are carefully stitched up
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    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 458
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    16th century, 1507
    Language
    Alemannic, German
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    • It contains, inter alia, numerous excerpts from the writings of Gertrud of Helfta and Mechthild of Hackeborn
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 191
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 10th century, 11th century, 12th century, 9th century, 12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • assembled by the Church father Jerome (347-420) De viris illustribus (a list of 135 Christian authors from
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Barocci 93
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    16th century, second quarter
    Language
    Greek
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    • Angel blowing trumpet for resurrection of the souls, another rescues souls from Hell.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Persian MS 908
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Tuesday, 8 Rabi' II 1038 (1628 CE)
    Language
    fa
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    • Contemporary binding very similar to that of Persian MS 35 (the gilt panels on the outer faces are from