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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, B I 7
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, 2nd quarter of the 13th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Peter Lombard (b. c. 1100, d. c. 1160), theologian and Bishop of Paris
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • manuscript with Peter Lombards’ commentary on the Psalms, previously owned by Petrus Medicus, came to
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3904
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • 12th-century manuscript contains the Historia de Hierosolymitana itinere (The History of the Journey to
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 39
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat
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    • James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
    • They have no excrescent ornaments and are of varying extent, sometimes confined to two rectangular patches
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Fairfax 12
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    12th century, beginning
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • England and Netherlands
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 70
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 760-780
    Language
    German, Latin
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Winithar's copy of the Pauline Epistles – Winithar's address to his fellow monks.
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, VLQ 2
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    Apennine Peninsula?, 13th centuryFrance, 12th century, second halfGerman regions?, 10th/11th centuryFrance ; Loire region (Ferrières Abbey?), 9th century, second quarterFrance ; Fleury Abbey, 9th centuryFrance, 15th century, second halfFrance, 13th centuryFrance ; Chartres region?, 10th centuryBritish Isles ; Wales, 9th/10th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Part 2 contains: (f. 2*r) Contract between Amadeus, count of Savoy and Johannes Mettone.
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 247
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    13de eeuw
    Language
    Latin
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    • It dates back to the thirteenth century (c. 1204-1210).
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 572
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    10th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
    • This rather plain (in comparison to Codices 560, 562 und 564) copy of the lives of St.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2928
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, pro
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    • an Old Occitan version of the Gospel of St John (chapters 13 to 17).
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 70
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 12th century, around 1100
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 6 B VI
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • This manuscript was written by two scribes (ff. 1-22 and ff. 23-126), according to Waller, 'The Library
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    Cambridge. Pembroke College Library, MS LC.II.77
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Pembroke College Library
    Date
    1617-1620
    Language
    Latin
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    • donors gave alongside their biographies and arms.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 9
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), bookseller and publisher
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420, theologian and priest
    • Decoration: Folio 50v: Frontispiece to St. Mark.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 413
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Early-15th century
    Language
    enm, lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Green, cuttings and correspondence relating to the manuscript, including letters to Joseph J.
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 151
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    Apennine Peninsula ; Rome, 15th century, c. 1460
    Language
    Latin
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    • Textual: Addressed to king Alphonso of Aragon and Naples, directed against Theodorus Gaza's translation
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 1229
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • The manuscript appears to be missing a section since the collects for the feast of St Thomas of Canterbury
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Digby 211
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    13th century, beginning
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • England and Netherlands
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    Durham. Cathedral Library, MS. A.IV.28
    Collection
    Durham University and Cathedral Library
    Library
    Durham. Cathedral Library
    Date
    11th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • England and Netherlands
    • Bede, Commentary on Apocalypse, 11th century, one of two surviving witnesses to the Insular version of
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, VLO 94
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    France ; Reims, 9th/10th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Note: Origin and date: According to Bischoff 2004: "Reims, IX./X. Jh".
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3020
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • England, Winchester and East Anglia
    • . ff. 73r-77r: Passio Sancte Felicitatis cum septem filiis suis (Passion of Saint Felicitas of Rome and