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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Archives, MS Hare A.I, II
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Archives
    Date
    c.1590
    Language
    Latin
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    • Unknown, possibly London and Cambridge
    • Unknown, possibly London and Cambridge
    • England and Netherlands
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 4 D II
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • This manuscript is the second volume of a set of glossed Gospels; other manuscripts are Royal 4 D. i and
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 2 E XIII
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Psalms 1 to Psalms 50, beginning: 'Beatus vir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum' Ending: 'dignum tibi
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    London. British Library, Stowe MS 56
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • ). ff. 64r-75r: De Excidio Troiae Historia (The History of the Fall of Troy), authorship attributed to
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    Oxford. Corpus Christi college, Library, MS 279B
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Corpus Christi college, Library
    Date
    1001–1099
    Language
    English, Old (ca. 450-1100)
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • England and Netherlands
    • Provenance: Owned by Achbishop Matthew Parker (1559-75); presumably bequeathed to the College by
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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library, MS Add.2764(2)
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library
    Date
    c. 1585-90 C.E.
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    • England and Netherlands
    • He assembled them all in order as far as possible and they were bound together in 1972 and rebound in
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    London. British Library, Add MS 4899
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Hoby, Edward, 1560-1617, politician and diplomat
    • England and Netherlands
    • selection of the Sermones (Sermons) by Bernard of Clairvaux (b. 1090, d. 1153), abbot of Clairvaux and
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius A XII
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • Abbo of Fleury, c 945-1004, Saint, Abbot of Ramsey Abbey and Fleury Abbey
    • England and Netherlands
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 633
    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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    London. Lambeth Palace Library, MS 2240
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    London. Lambeth Palace Library
    Date
    1674-1708
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Alathea Bethell's book of private devotions in verse and prose; English; 1674-1708.
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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
    • RubricationParaph marks (pilcrows) in red and blue appear throughout to denote
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    London. British Library, Burney MS 326
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • This is an encyclopedic work that discusses the origin of words related to the liberal arts and a vast
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Broxb. 84.23
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1602
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • Camden, William, 1551-1623, historian and herald
    • England and Netherlands
    • London centre and corner-piece binding for Elizabeth I, c. 1602, with Royal arms.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 202
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    16th century
    Language
    eng
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    • England and Netherlands
    • ManiculesManicules appear in some sections.
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    London. British Library, Add MS 11943
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • and green capitals.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 63
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    2nd half 15th century
    Language
    enm
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    • Troilus and Criseyde.
    • England and Netherlands
    • There is scuffing and damage to the corners of the board.
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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library, MS Ff.1.25.1
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library
    Date
    Second half of the twelfth century C.E.
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • William saw himself as the successor to Bede, drawing on both Anglo-Saxon and Norman sources and traditions
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B II
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Abbo of Fleury, c 945-1004, Saint, Abbot of Ramsey Abbey and Fleury Abbey
    • England and Netherlands
    • The first part was written in the late 11th century-early 12th century (after 1097) and contains the
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 4984
    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
    • Chamberlayne, John, 1668-1723, translator and literary editor
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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library, MS Ff.1.17.1
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library
    Date
    1180-1230 C.E.
    Language
    Latin, Latin and Anglo-Norman, Latin with Anglo-Norman
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    • England and Netherlands
    • The four bifolia were already holed, torn, and creased; some of the holes were re-sewn before use.