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    Oxford. Merton College, MS 315
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Merton College
    Date
    800–1500
    Language
    Latin, German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Germany and Switzerland, Constance(?)
    • Carolingian copy of Eusebius, Chronicon, with Middle High German verses added on ff. 9 and 156, and corrections
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 586
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Latin, Alemannic, German
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    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
    • Gall patron saints Gallus, Magnus, Otmar and Wiborada.
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 191C
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    Parts 2, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13: Low Countries, southern part?, 14th century - Parts 7, 12: Low Countries, southern part?, 14th century, first half - Parts 1, 3, 6: Low Countries, southern part?, 14th century, second half - Part 5: Low Countries, southern part?, 14th century, last quarter - Part 9: Low Countries, southern part?, 14th/15th century
    Language
    Latin, French
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    • Alan of Lille (b. c. 1128, d. c. 1202), theologian and poet
    • With commentary in Latin and translations in French. - (f. 108v) Letter from pope Leo III to Charlemagne
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 189
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    13th century, 14th century, around 1310
    Language
    French
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    • Seller: Payne and Foss
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • In about 1310 the Bishop of Liège, Thibaut de Bar, commissioned Jacques de Longuyon to write the Vœux
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Incunable Collection, 3069 Vol. 2
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    ca. 1454-1455
    Language
    lat
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    • Mainz and St. Gall (?)
    • and penwork infill; initial B for Psalms appears to have been painted over earlier penwork; red and
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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 455
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
    Date
    15th century, third quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Alan of Lille (b. c. 1128, d. c. 1202), theologian and poet
    • It contains German and Latin texts from the late middle ages as well as some interlinear and marginal
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 104
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Bentinck, Margaret Cavendish, 11 Feb 1715-17 Jul 1785, duchess of Portland, née Harley, collector of art and
    • Harley, Edward, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron
    • D'Ewes, Simonds, 18 Dec 1602-18 Apr 1650, first baronet, diarist and antiquary
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    Mariastein. Benediktinerkloster, ehem. zbs S 231
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Mariastein. Benediktinerkloster
    Date
    15th century, 15th century (last quarter)
    Language
    Latin
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    • William of Saint-Thierry (attributed to Saint Bernard in the rubric)
    • This codex from the end of the 15th century contains several appealing initials and select shorter works
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 165
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), bookseller and publisher
    • Bridget of Sweden, (b. 1303, d. 1373), nun, mystic and saint
    • two plain curved pieces back to back: and the pale or vertical dividing line is a rod with a fleur-de-lys
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, Mus 1113
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    c. 1620
    Language
    English, Latin, Italian
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    • The opening layer of largely Italian repertory (items 1-55) appears to be of Roman origin.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 174
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), bookseller and publisher
    • Origen (b. c. 185, d. 254), Christian scholar, ascetic and theologian
    • James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
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    San Marino. The Huntington Library, HM 9999
    Collection
    Huntington Digital Library
    Library
    The Huntington Library
    Date
    1771-1789.
    Language
    English [eng]
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    • Notes: The manuscript, containing extensive revisions, is very difficult to
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 5041
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • ) and uncials capitals (ff. 8v-78v).
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, VLF 61
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    France ; Corbie region?, 8th/9th century, c. 800
    Language
    Latin
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    • Pliny the Elder (b. 23, d. 79), author, naturalist and natural philosopher
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Lat. 3861 and Paris, BnF, Lat. 6796; cf. Reeve 2007, p. 175.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 184
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    10th century, 11th century, 10th and 11th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • The second part contains, in addition to selections from the works of Augustine and the first part of
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 113
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    French
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    • Marie de France (attributed to)
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • CB 113 is a copy of a manuscript from the Bibliothèque nationale de France and contains a collection
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    Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 920
    Collection
    Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
    Library
    Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits
    Date
    XV e siècle
    Language
    latin
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    • Florimond Robertet, Treasurer of France and adviser to Charles VIII (1458-1527)
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Richardson 22
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Date
    1425
    Language
    enm, lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • colored initials in blue and red with pen flourishes.
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 46
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    16th century, 16th century (ca. 1513-1521)
    Language
    Latin
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    • Guglielmo Libri (b. 1803, f. 1869), mathematican and book thief
    • Cassiodorus Senator (b. c. 485, d. c. 580), statesman, scholar and administrator
    • Mantua and Florence
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3107
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Michael Gullick), the manuscript was given by the bishop of Lucca to the Carmelite convent of San Pietro