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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. B. 179
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, first half
    Language
    Latin
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    • Lower half of page. Decorated initials with penwork flourishing.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce Or. b.2
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    17th century, 1610-1620
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    • An album of 53 Indian pictures, including Ragamala pictures and zenana scenes.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. D. 328
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    dated 1445
    Language
    Latin, English, Middle (1100-1500)
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    • Note-book of Walter Pollard de Plymouth: proverbs, charms, grammatical, moral and religious texts, verse
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Auct. 2Q 5.86
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1485
    Language
    Latin
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    • Albertanus of Brescia, 1190-after 1250
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Special order slide
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1785, 1666
    Language
    English
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    • Sir John Evelyn's plan for rebuilding the city of London, after the Great Fire in the year 1666
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. A. 359
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, beginning
    Language
    Latin
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    • Ascenders of letters from first line decorated with human faces.Lombards with grotesque heads.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. D. 3
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, second half
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500)
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    • Start of text: epistle to 'Lityl lowys my sone' on the use of the astrolabe.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 45.11
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1783
    Language
    English
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    • The most famous bookbinder of his day. English, mid 18th century. Edwards of Halifax.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Filmstrip Roll 235.5, frame 1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1660
    Language
    English
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    • John Burston's navigation chart: scale bars are of 100 leagues, at 20 leagues to 1degree; that is, on
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Inc. e. G3.4
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    [c. 1487]
    Language
    Latin
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    • [Printer of the 'Elegantiarum viginti praecepta' (Johann Guldenschaff?)]
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Barocci 113
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1401–1500
    Language
    Greek
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    • Asclepius of Tralles
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 4
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    before 1179 (?)
    Language
    Latin
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    • The small size of the book shows that it was intended to be carried in procession by a single cantor
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Arab. d.84
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    Arabic
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    • They covered the whole of the Organon, the Physics, the De caelo, &c.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Barocci 146
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1401–1500
    Language
    Greek
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    • Life of St. Alexius. Etc.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Barocci 71
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1401–1410
    Language
    Greek
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    • Letters of Emperor Marcianus and Pope Leo I. Etc.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Barocci 146
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Greek
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    • Life of St. Alexius. Etc.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Add. C. 23
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1548
    Language
    Latin
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    • Commissio from Doge Francesco Donato (1545-53) appointing Francesco Maripetro (Malipiero) 'potestas' of
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Canon. Pat. Lat. 138
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    Dated 1458
    Language
    Latin
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    • vine-stem border, with putti, birds, and butterflies, is by an unnamed illuminator who decorated many of
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 35.12
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1771
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • Red goatskin, decorated with gilt tooling in a classic 'wheel' design, one of the standard Scottish binding
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264, pt. III
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1400
    Language
    French, Old (842-ca. 1400)
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    • Additions to an earlier Flemish manuscript of the Romance of Alexander.