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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 850
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1664-1666
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Part of three volumes compiled and written by Elias Ashmole (see also MSS.
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 366
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, second third of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Lupus of Ferrières, c 805-c 862, Abbot of the Benedictine abbey of St Peter and St Paul, Ferrières-en-Gâtinais
    • One of the earliest and most famous manuscripts of Valerius Maximus; its importance lies in the autograph
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 869
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, second half of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
    • A highly important poetry manuscript containing the works of the Reichenau scholar and Abbot Walahfrid
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    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 438
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, around 1270
    Language
    Latin
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • produced around 1270 in Northern France, is remarkable not only for the form of its text including glosses and
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ash. Rolls 40
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    16th century or 17th century
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • See also MSS. Ash. Rolls 52 and 53.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ash. Rolls 52
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    16th century or 17th century
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • See also MSS. Ash. Rolls 40 and 53.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Lat. liturg. d. 42
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, beginning
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Illumination, by 'The Master of the Mary Psalter' and his workshop.
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    London. British Library, Add MS 24914
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • This 12th-century theological miscellany was owned and may also have been produced by the Benedictine
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    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek, Ms. C 77
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 10th century, around 900-910
    Language
    Latin
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Gall, written and enhanced with numerous ornate initial capitals by a contemporary of the famous St.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Canon. Misc. 158
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, third quarter
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Blue initial A on gold ground, blue and green knotwork interlace, also on gold ground, in right and lower
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 50
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    the end of the 14th Century
    Language
    enm, lat
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    • Bernard Quaritch (b. 1819, d. 1899), bookseller and publisher
    • England and Netherlands
    • Red rubrication and pen-flourished initials introduce each book and frequently sections of a book
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ash. Rolls 53
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1600
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • See also MSS. Ash. Rolls 40 and 52.
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    Vatican. Biblioteca apostolica vaticana, Pal.lat.1559
    Collection
    Heidelberg University Library, Bibliotheca Palatina
    Library
    Vatikan, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
    Date
    15. Jh.
    Language
    lat
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    • Plinius Secundus, Caius, 23-79, also known as Pliny the Elder
    • Mantua and Florence
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, A VII 68
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, Middle/2nd half of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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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
    • This small, thick paper and parchment manuscript from the library of the Carthusian Monastery of Basel
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS Mus 467
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1600
    Language
    Latin, Italian
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Binding: Early seventeenth-century bindings of limp vellum, gold tooled on the upper and lower covers
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, B I 14
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, 15th century / 1470
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Also, the transcription of the dated second part falls into the tenure of the bibliophile Bishop Johannes
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS Mus 463
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1600
    Language
    Latin, Italian
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Binding: Early seventeenth-century bindings of limp vellum, gold tooled on the upper and lower covers
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 120
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, second half of the 8th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • The codex also contain the beginning of some verses from the Opus paschale by Sedulius and ends with
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS Mus 466
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1600
    Language
    Latin, Italian
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Binding: Early seventeenth-century bindings of limp vellum, gold tooled on the upper and lower covers
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 221
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 750/800
    Language
    Latin, German
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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
    • Manuscript compilation from the second half of the 8th century, written and decorated with several extraordinary