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    Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Arabe 2581
    Collection
    Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
    Library
    Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits
    Date
    Ms. du XIVe siècle
    Language
    arabe
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    • Abū Ma'shar, c 787-c 886, astrologer, astronomer; also known as Albumasar
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    Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Arabe 2587
    Collection
    Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
    Library
    Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits
    Date
    1678 de J.C.
    Language
    arabe
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    • Abū Ma'shar, c 787-c 886, astrologer, astronomer; also known as Albumasar
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Typ 989
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Date
    14uu
    Language
    lat
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Notes:Probable identification of the text: the cutting is pasted onto a paper backing and
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Typ 983
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Date
    1400
    Language
    lat
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • :The versos show music on a large 4-line red staff with text in a gothic rotunda hand and
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 296
    Collection
    Europeana Regia
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    2e moitié du 9e siècle environ 850
    Language
    latin
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Mainz and St. Gall (?)
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 552
    Collection
    Europeana Regia
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    environ 800
    Language
    latin
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Comites Latentes 102
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    14th century, around 1320
    Language
    French
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    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • hagiographic compilation in French prose which recounts the lives of the apostles, martyrs, confessors and
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Broxb. 83.1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1150
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • Blind-tooled sheepskin used over wooden boards with different patterns in the upper and lower covers
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Douce I 232
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1510
    Language
    French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)
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    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • Last page with end of epilogue and colophon stating that the book was printed on 17th June 1510 for '
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 74
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, end
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bologna, Master of 1346 and l'Illustratore
    • Part borders with blue dragons, gold balls and arms erased.
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 319(645)
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    10th century, 11th century, 12th century, 13th century, 14th century, 15th century, 16th century, 10th-11th and 16th centuries
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • items, the Annales Einsidlenses, Priscian’s De grammatica, a fragment of a text on the game of chess, and
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Lat 117
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Language
    lat
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Subjects:Jesus Christ -- Apocryphal and legendary literatureJesus Christ
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    Cambrai. Médiathèque d'agglomération, Ms. 304
    Collection
    Arca
    Library
    Le Labo - Cambrai de Cambrai
    Date
    12e s. (seconde moitié)
    Language
    latin
    Digitisation type
    décor
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    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Digby 146
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    10th century, end
    Language
    Latin, English, Old (ca. 450-1100)
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Text page with initial A, glosses and marginal notes.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. C. 48
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, end
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Ink initial with cadels and penwork flourishing.
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    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, MSS 09700
    Collection
    Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. University of Toronto Libraries
    Library
    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
    Date
    aft. 1400
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Note: Gothic liturgical script; with text and Gregorian chant notation.
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    Florence. Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut.47.32
    Collection
    Teca digitale - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
    Library
    Firenze. Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
    Date
    1401-1500
    Language
    Latin
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    • Aurelius Victor (b. c. 320, d. c. 390), Roman historian and politician
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    Durham. Cathedral Library, MS. A.III.29
    Collection
    Durham University and Cathedral Library
    Library
    Durham. Cathedral Library
    Date
    later 11th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • England, Winchester and East Anglia
    • Homiliary of Paul the Deacon (summer Portion), probably written in Winchester in the later 11th century and
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 322
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1000 - 1099
    Language
    ang, lat
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • translation of Gregory the Great's Dialogues made by Wærferth, Bishop of Worcester in the late ninth and
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    Heidelberg. Universitätsbibliothek, Cod. Pal. germ. 233
    Collection
    Heidelberg University Library, Bibliotheca Palatina
    Library
    Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
    Date
    4. Viertel 15. Jh.
    Language
    ger
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    • John of Rupescissa (b. c. 1300, d. c. 1365), Franciscan monk and alchemist