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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Gough Drawings Gaignières 7
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1700
    Language
    French
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Most are done lightly in pencil, then overdrawn in ink, and coloured with watercolour.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Lat. bib. f. 1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    13th century, end
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Two initials I and 'P(arabole)' with dragon-headed interlace decorationPart 1 now in Reed collection
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2652
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Germany and Switzerland, Constance(?)
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • The volume was owned and annotated by the German humanist Nicholas of Cusa (b. 1401, d. 1464).
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 56
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    12de - 13de eeuw; Ff: 2v-100v: c. 1201-c. 1225; ff. 101r-126v: c. 1176-c. 1200; ff. 127r-189r: c. 1201-c. 1225 (cf. Janzen 2019)
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Folios 1 and 2 are flyleaves.
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    London. British Library, Add MS 6523
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • This 12th-century manuscript contains the Gospel of Luke with interlinear and marginal Gloss.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Gough Drawings Gaignières 2
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1700
    Language
    French
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Most are done lightly in pencil, then overdrawn in ink, and coloured with watercolour.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Gough Drawings Gaignières 14
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1700
    Language
    French
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Most are done lightly in pencil, then overdrawn in ink, and coloured with watercolour.
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. A 95.9
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, 14th century, end of the 13th / beginning of the 14th century
    Language
    French
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Based on the note of sale, perhaps related to the library of Jean Buridan, philosopher and professor
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Gough Drawings Gaignières 9
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1700
    Language
    French
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Most are done lightly in pencil, then overdrawn in ink, and coloured with watercolour.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Gough Drawings Gaignières 1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1700
    Language
    French
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Most are done lightly in pencil, then overdrawn in ink, and coloured with watercolour.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3098
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Liber Pancrisis (The All-Golden Book) (the other manuscripts are Avranches, Bibliothèque Municipale, 19 and
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Douce P 16
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1560
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Light brown calf binding inlaid with citron and olive green morocco, made for Jean Grolier by his last
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    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne, Ms. 10
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne
    Date
    15th century, between 1463 and 1498
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • The ceremonies are represented as full page miniatures with ornamental initials, marginal decorations and
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 116
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    14th century, beginning of the 14th century
    Language
    French
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Of all the 19 surviving manuscripts and fragments containing the Prophesies de Merlin, only CB 116 transmits
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 309
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. liturg. e. 40
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, end
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Text: ABC and Pater Noster.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 195
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1475
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung, Le Roman de la Rose, in a manuscript made for Louise of Savoy,
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Typ 120
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Language
    lat
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • first Sunday in Advent (f. 1) -- Christmas (2) -- Easter (3) -- feasts of John the Baptist (24 June) and
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    Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 14088
    Collection
    Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
    Library
    Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits
    Date
    IXème -Xème siècles 
    Language
    latin
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    • Gennadius of Massilia (d. c. 496), priest and historian
    • 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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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Fr 323
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Date
    12uu
    Language
    fre
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • fragment of the French chanson de geste attributed in part to Jean de Flagy Contains lines 2980-2995 and