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    London. British Library, Arundel MS 217
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • This is also one of the earliest manuscripts to include Hrabanus Maurus (b. c. 784 d. c. 856)'s revision
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Walter L. Bullock Book Collection, 1274
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    1588
    Language
    ita
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    • Extent: [8], 185, [3] leaves, 22 cm (4to) Leaf height: 208 mm, width: 157 mm.
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 503
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    14de eeuw
    Language
    Latin
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    • Summary: Manuscript 503 is, similar to ms. 192, a codex with a distinct English
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 88
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    0900 - 0999
    Language
    lat
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    • Claudius wrote this text in the early ninth century; his iconoclastic views led to his often being attacked
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 40
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1375 - 1399
    Language
    lat
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    • >Summary: CCCC MS 40 is the earliest known text by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-74) to
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 360
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1400 - 1499
    Language
    lat
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    • Linguistic analysis of the oldest manuscripts of this work have been used to argue that John Felton was
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    San Marino. The Huntington Library, HM 625
    Collection
    Huntington Digital Library
    Library
    The Huntington Library
    Date
    August 14, 1778 - December 28, 1779
    Language
    English [eng]
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    • >Biographical Note: The 2nd South Carolina was organized in summer 1775 at Charleston to
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, VLF 25
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    France, 10th century, first half
    Language
    Latin
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    • strong>: In 1886, the first folium (the so-called rotulusfragment) was removed and transferred to
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, LTK 296
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    Low Countries, southern part, 14th century
    Language
    Dutch, Latin
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    • Note: Folios 14-26 are added later to the manuscript (second half 15th century
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 2716
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    Part 1: German regions, 15th century, 1469 - Part 2: German regions, 15th century, third quarter - Part 3: German regions, 15th century, c. 1470 - Parts 4 and 5: German regions, 15th century, mid - Part 6: German regions, 15th century, c. 1440-1460
    Language
    Latin
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    • Remnants of two clasp fastenings (closing back to front; straps, hooks and catchplates missing).
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, VUL 100 C
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    France, northern part, 15th century, c. 1425
    Language
    Latin
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    • then sewn into the cover spine (also triangle shaped), resulting into a 'bat book', which leaves have to
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, B V 13
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • It has supplements and signs of use up to the15th century. 
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, F VIII 14
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    1468-1469
    Language
    Latin
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    • 1468-69, a few years before the text appeared in print, by Antonius Septimuleius Campanus — according to
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, N I 6:50
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, 14th century, around 1300
    Language
    Alemannic
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    • the fragments probably were repurposed only a short while later, since the host volume can be dated to
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 119
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    16th century, 17th century, around 1548 with supplements up to the beginning of the 17th century
    Language
    German
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    • This manuscript contains the transcription of a series of documents that relate directly or indirectly to
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 88
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    10th century, 11th century, late 10th century / early 11th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • during secular performances, is an unusual example of a Horace manuscript from the turn of the 10th to
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 121(1151)
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    10th century, about 960-970
    Language
    Latin
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    • Because the mass antiphonary is complete, the manuscript remains important to this day as a resource
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 147
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, second half of the 12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • The decoration of the book is limited to red accentuated capitals and simple red decorated initials that
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 65
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • capitals filling two lines attests that the text is an offering of Abbot Frowin of Engelberg (1143-1178) to
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Couvent des Cordeliers/Franziskanerkloster, Ms. 28
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Fribourg/Freiburg. Couvent des Cordeliers/Franziskanerkloster
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, around 1400
    Language
    Latin
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    • Codex 28 is a copy of the Defensor pacis, a treatise on the theory of the state dedicated to Emperor