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    London. British Library, Add MS 16964
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Gennadius of Massilia (d. c. 496), priest and historian
    • John Cassian (b. c. 360, d. c. 435), monk and theologian
    • separately at the Benedictine abbey of Stavelot (Wallonia) in the last quarter of the 12 th century and
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    Leiden. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 94
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    France? ; Apennine Peninsula?, 13th century, last quarter
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • . - Fragments: flyleaves (ff. 1 and 158) contain text of a theological treatise (Low Countries, part?
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    Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 18158
    Collection
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    Library
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    Date
    2. Viertel und Ende 11. Jh
    Language
    http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-2/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
    • by the Anglo-Saxon scholar the Venerable Bede (673-735), De natura rerum (Of the nature of things) and
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 160 A
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    Apennine Peninsula ; Florence, 15th century, 1478-1480
    Language
    Latin
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    • Mantua and Florence
    • Florentine scholar Ficino had this copy specially made for Bembo, who stayed in Florence between 1478 and
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 8
    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), priest and theologian
    • From the arms hang A and ω in gold. The lance and reed and sponge (gold) rest against it.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 28
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat, fre, spa
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    • James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
    • /sup>Quire 224Quire 234, 1 cancelledQuire 246, 5 and
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 299(192)
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    14th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • of Bartholomew de Glanville forms only the first part of this manuscript of collected works, which also
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Otho E XIII
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, bre
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    • Breton scribes, and perhaps also reflects an Irish exemplar.
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 441
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    15de eeuw; tweede helft 15de eeuw
    Language
    Latin
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    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Adrianus But was a monk and chronicler at Ten Duinen Abbey, where the manuscript was kept.
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 514
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    13de - 14de eeuw; ff. 1r-22r: 13de eeuw; ff. 23r-111r: 14de eeuw; ff. 112r-117v: 13de eeuw
    Language
    Latin
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    • made use not only of Christian texts, but also of the newly translated works of Aristotle and Plato.
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    Fribourg/Freiburg. Couvent des Cordeliers/Franziskanerkloster, Ms. 26
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Fribourg/Freiburg. Couvent des Cordeliers/Franziskanerkloster
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, between 1370 and 1410
    Language
    Latin
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    • This manuscript with philosophical and theological content was written by assorted hands on paper; the
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 864
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 12th century, 11th, 12th centuries
    Language
    Latin
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    • Horatius Flaccus, Quintus, 65 BC-8 BC, also known as Horace
    • Sallust, De coniuratione Catilinae (complete) and De bello Iugurthino (with some chapters missing); 4
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 27
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    Apennine Peninsula ; Florence, 15th century, third quarter
    Language
    Latin
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    • Mantua and Florence
    • Also contains the so-called 8th book by Aulus Hirtius. - (ff. 84r-139v) De bello Civili / Julius Caesar
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 1442
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    17th century, 1611
    Language
    Latin
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    • In addition to abbots, monks and lay brothers from the monastery, the register also lists persons who
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 114 B
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    British Isles ; England ; St. Albans, 12th century, c. 1118
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:491294Description (Gumbert 2009): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3161419Also
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    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek, Ms. Rh. 172
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • The manuscript also contains numerous other alchemical treatises, for ex.
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 226
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    German regions, northwestern part, 12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
    • . - (ff. 54v-59r) Excerpts on chronology and on calendars. - Contains maculature (flyleaf = f. 1r-v),
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    London. British Library, Arundel MS 377
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Hermann of Reichenau, 1013-1054, also known as Hermannus Contractus
    • Farghānī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīr, fl 813-861, astronomer; also known as Alfraganus
    • This manuscript contains a collection of astrological treatises, accompanied by tables and diagrams.
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    London. British Library, Add MS 15722
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Abū Ma'shar, c 787-c 886, astrologer, astronomer; also known as Albumasar
    • Alan of Lille (b. c. 1128, d. c. 1202), theologian and poet
    • commentary on the penitential Psalms (ff. 1r-35r), dated to 1142 (f. 35r: ‘·c us ·xl us ·ii us ’), and
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 12
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, 1143-1178
    Language
    Latin
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    • In addition to simple red initials, the manuscript also includes individual extremely artful initials