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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 126
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    11th century, end
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Gold decorated arabesque initial 'O' with pale blue, green and red floral motifs extending into the left
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 66A
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1100 - 1199 - 1300 - 1399
    Language
    lat, eng, frm
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • James, included half of a manuscript belonging to the Cistercian abbey of Sawley (Yorks.) and half of
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    Vatican. Biblioteca apostolica vaticana, Pal. lat. 824
    Collection
    Heidelberg University Library, Bibliotheca Palatina
    Library
    Vatikan, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
    Date
    um 1100
    Language
    lat
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    • Cassiodorus Senator (b. c. 485, d. c. 580), statesman, scholar and administrator
    • Germany and Switzerland, Constance(?)
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce d. 6
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    13th century
    Language
    Anglo-Norman
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    • England and Netherlands
    • End of first fragment and beginning of second.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Finch e. 25
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1200
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Coloured initials in red, green and blue.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 249
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, beginning of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • by the Venerable Bede, as well as orthographical tracts by the Gallic bishop Agroetius (5th century) and
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 265
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, middle
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500)
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Champ initial and smaller initial with penwork flourishings.Bought by Douce in 1790.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 91
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    13th century, middle
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Decorated initial 'A(mantissimo)' with foliated scrolls, intertwined hybrid animals and birds, human
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. B. 282*
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    16th century, end
    Language
    English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • The list of mayors and sheriffs of Chester ends with the year 1585. Later printed by Dan.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 460
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, late
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Cover and spine. Stamped leather on bevelled boards, with clasps (one injured).
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 673
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • As opposed to the later widespread version of 101 Distinctiones (Part I), 36 Causae (Part II) and De
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 562
    Collection
    Europeana Regia
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    890-900
    Language
    latin
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    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. E. D. Clarke 39
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    895
    Language
    Greek
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    • Commissioned by Arethas of Patrae (bishop of Caesarea, 902-c. 939), who paid 21 gold coins for the copying and
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    Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 3520
    Collection
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    Library
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    Date
    1. Viertel 14. Jh
    Language
    http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-2/lat
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    • Arnold of Villanova (b. c. 1240, d. 1311), physician and reformer
    • Abu `Ali al-Husain ibn `Abdallah Ibn Sina, 980-1037, also known as Avicenna
    • Muḥammad ibn Zakarīyā Abū Bakr al-Rāzī (b. 854, d. 925), physician, alchemist and philosopher
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    London. British Library, Add MS 37518
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • the Gelasian Sacramentary, written in a 7th-century script. f. 117r: Gospel pericopes (John 14.7-14 and
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    Paris. Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne, RXVIB 4= 13 Pièce 8
    Collection
    NuBIS (Sorbonne)
    Library
    Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne
    Date
    1552, 16e s.
    Language
    lat
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    • Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, 4 BC-65, also known as Seneca The Younger
    • Paris (parts A and B)
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    Troyes. Médiathèque du Grand Troyes, Ms. 752
    Collection
    Arca
    Library
    Médiathèque Jacques-Chirac de Troyes
    Date
    12e s.
    Language
    latin
    Digitisation type
    intégral
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Anselm of Canterbury, c 1033-1109, Saint, Abbot of Bec and Archbishop of Canterbury
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Typ 584
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Date
    12uu
    Language
    lat
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • >An allegorical table consisting of five concentric circles combining the seven principal sins and
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. C. 274
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, second half
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Decorated initial 'O (Alexander)' with head of man and penwork flourishing extending into the margin.
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    Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Grec 940
    Collection
    Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
    Library
    Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits
    Date
    XV siècle
    Language
    grec
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    • Origen (b. c. 185, d. 254), Christian scholar, ascetic and theologian
    • Basil of Caesarea, 329-379, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea; also known as 'the Great'