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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, F III 15e
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 10th century, 9th century; supplements until 10th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • Mainz and St. Gall (?)
    • A composite manuscript from Fulda with texts primarily on the topic of repentance and asceticism.
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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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    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, MSS 03249
    Collection
    Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. University of Toronto Libraries
    Library
    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
    Date
    1240?
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Includes some guide notes for the rubricator in the far inner margin; majuscules with text touched
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 191 E
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    parts 1-3, 4, 5: German regions, northern part ; Paderborn?, 12th century, last quarter - parts 6-7: Apennine Peninsula, 12th century, last quarter - part 8: German regions, 12th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • . - (ff. 44v-47r) Letter of Wazo of Liège to the provost Johannes (chapter 3 of the Vita of Wazo). -
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    London. British Library, Stowe MS 62
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Clerk, John, d. 1541, Bishop of Bath and Wells
    • Spelman, Henry, 1563/4-1641, historian and antiquary
    • William’s life and some of the notes that have been added to the manuscript may have been written by
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    San Marino. The Huntington Library, HM 111
    Collection
    Huntington Digital Library
    Library
    The Huntington Library
    Date
    between 1400-1425
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500) [enm], French, Middle (ca.1400-1600) [frm]
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    • Phillipps, Thomas, 1792-1872, 1st Baronet, collector of books and manuscripts
    • 1; 7 and 8 have been moved , now forming fol. 1 and 3) ; 2-5⁸ 6¹⁰(-9, 10) ; catchwords towards the center
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 129
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    12th century, 12th century (middle?)
    Language
    Latin, French
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    • Phillipps, Thomas, 1792-1872, 1st Baronet, collector of books and manuscripts
    • The satires were very popular in the Middle Ages and beyond, as even Jean-Jacques Rousseau borrowed some
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Lat. 95
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    Latin
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    • Prayers, hymns and other liturgical materials, some added.
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    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, MSS 01076
    Collection
    Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. University of Toronto Libraries
    Library
    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
    Date
    1250-1300?
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Some catchwords, especially in second part of text; rubrics and paragraph marks in red; sidenotes
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Digby 196
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • The lack of outlines, except of the British islands and of the squiggle that represents the Red Sea and
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 352
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    12th century, first half
    Language
    Latin
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    • Germany and Switzerland, Constance(?)
    • Manuscript written by or for a monk Rudolphus and presented by him to some German abbey dedicated to
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Hebrew MS 23
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    heb
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    • James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
    • Referred to as Aaron the Elder in some manuscripts, the author was deeply influenced by Maimonides' Guide
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 263
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, first half of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • A collection of assorted poetical works from the 8th and the early 9th centuries produced in the first
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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library, MS Dd.4.17
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library
    Date
    First quarter of the 14th Century C.E.
    Language
    Latin
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    • England, Winchester and East Anglia
    • Some saints' names featuring in the calendar with which the book opens suggest that it may have been
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    Oxford. Jesus College, MS. 16
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Jesus College
    Date
    1561–1637
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    • Welsh dictionary with Latin and some English equivalents
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 13 A XI
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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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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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Lat. 50
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, beginning
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Cornelio) with head and shoulders of bearded man wearing ermine trimmed collar and hat, on gold ground
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 157(372)
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 9th century, 8th/9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • It is written by various hands in a minucule which in general is close to the Raetian minuscule.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2659
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • This manuscript contains the Epistolae Morales ad Lucilium (The Moral Letters to Lucilius) by the Roman
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 8 E IV
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Contents: This manuscript contains the Epistles of Ennodius (d. 521) from book 1 to 9 and some extracts