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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1250–1330
    Language
    Latin
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    • England, Winchester and East Anglia
    • Decoration: Fine borders, historiated and other initials, line endings, fols. 10-45, 58-69.
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    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, Cod. 104
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum
    Date
    15th century, around 1440/50
    Language
    Latin, French
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    • England and Netherlands
    • between Tournai and The Hague
    • Two artists, active around 1440/50, contributed to the decorations of this book of hours: the older one
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 108
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1500 - 1599
    Language
    lat, eng
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    • IV. and Ric. III.] to the dean and canons of Stoke, recommending John Davy to be appointed verger.
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 128
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    12de eeuw; ca. 1176-ca. 1200
    Language
    Latin
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    • William of Saint-Thierry (attributed to Saint Bernard in the rubric)
    • Summary: Manuscript 128 is a collection of six texts attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 112
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    British Isles ; England, western part?, 12th century, third quarter
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • . - Leather (darkbrown, blind-tooled) over wooden boards; two clasp fastenings (closing back to front
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 88
    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
    • Matthew, in brown and black outline only.
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 56
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Ivo, bishop of Chartres and reformer, first wrote this work after 1095, but it spread extremely fast
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 160
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1000 - 1099
    Language
    lat
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    • Bede (attributed to)
    • seven Catholic Epistles (the New Testament books James, I Peter, II Peter, I John, II John, III John, and
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 641
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1575 - 1599
    Language
    lat
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    • The texts are from Lauds of Maundy Thursday, Matins of Good Friday and Matins of Holy Saturday, but as
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius A III
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
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    • England and Netherlands
    • This volume is a composite manuscript, containing various texts copied in the 11th century with some
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2608
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Contents: ff. 2r-110r: Publius Papinius Statius, Thebais , with marginal and interlinear glosses, preceded
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 736 coll. KBS-FRB
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    15de eeuw (1400-1420)
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • Canon [of] Ely June 19 1927 (His Wedding Day) gave this to Henry Richard Lloyd Mostyn' Lot 117a bij Christie's
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    London. British Library, Add MS 11983
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • This manuscript from c. 1100 contains a collection of works by and related to Seneca the Younger (b.
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 42
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1100 - 1199
    Language
    lat
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    • Abbo of Fleury, c 945-1004, Saint, Abbot of Ramsey Abbey and Fleury Abbey
    • one on the opening page and one further on in the book; the classmark matches these up to an entry in
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 238
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1606
    Language
    lat
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    • Spelman, Henry, 1563/4-1641, historian and antiquary
    • Summary: CCCC MS 238 contains the Archaismus graphicus of the historian and antiquary
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    Durham. University Library, Cosin MS. V.ii.2
    Collection
    Durham University and Cathedral Library
    Library
    Durham. University Library
    Date
    second half of 12th century, late 12th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • England and Netherlands
    • Prologue to Tobit
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 435
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 9th century, around 810
    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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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Lat. class. d. 6
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, middle
    Language
    Latin
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • The very square vine-stem initial is akin to some found in the manuscripts written for Poggio in the
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    Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 127 B
    Collection
    Digital Collections (Leiden University Libraries)
    Library
    Leiden University Libraries
    Date
    Apennine Peninsula ; Florence, 15th century, first quarter
    Language
    Latin
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    • Mantua and Florence
    • According to Gumbert 2009, Sozomenos was making additions to his own manuscript, replacing some leaves
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 70
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • At the end of the text (114v), the writer transcribed some annotations regarding the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy