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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Book-covers 1
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    13th century
    • Bequeathed by Rylands to the John Rylands Library in 1908.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Persian MS 3
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    12 Dhu'l-hijja 1041 AH (1632 CE)
    Language
    fa
    • Folio 38b: The angel Michael and the fallen angels in the outer darkness.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Persian MS 6
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    24 Rabi' II, 824 AH (1421 CE)
    Language
    fa
    • Between the foreground and the rising hillside in the background is a group of four trees, on one of
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Persian MS 36
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Safar 849 (1445 CE)
    Language
    fa
    • The Heavenly Ascent of the Prophet.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Persian MS 908
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Tuesday, 8 Rabi' II 1038 (1628 CE)
    Language
    fa
    • Contemporary binding very similar to that of Persian MS 35 (the gilt panels on the outer faces are from
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Incunable Collection, 19252
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    1478
    Language
    ita
    • Acquisition: Part of the Spencer library acquired by Enriqueta Rylands
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Special Collections, 16096
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    1503
    Language
    ita
    • Acquisition: Part of the Spencer library acquired by Enriqueta Rylands
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Special Collections, 11597
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    1549
    Language
    ita
    • Acquisition: Part of the Spencer library acquired by Enriqueta Rylands
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Special Collections, 10008
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    1582
    Language
    ita
    • Acquisition: Part of the Spencer library acquired by Enriqueta Rylands
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Hebrew MS 29
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    heb
    • In the right margin are a black and red decorative bar across the whole length of the page; in the left
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Hebrew MS 30
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    heb, jrb
    • of the solar system.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 156
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, after 850
    Language
    Latin
    • Gregory ‎the Great, Saint,‏ ‎ca. 540-604
    • Order of Service for the Monastery of St. Gall in the Directorium of 1583
    • This codex produced at the Abbey of St.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 422
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, first half of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
    • Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735
    • Leo I, d 461, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Order of Service for the Monastery of St. Gall in the Directorium of 1583
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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
    • Patrick, fl 2nd half of the 5th century, Saint
    • Workshop located in the west of France, maybe in Nantes (France, Loire-Atlantique)
    • The manuscript was damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731 and the leaves are illegible in some
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, B IX 11
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    14th century
    Language
    Latin
    • Gregory ‎the Great, Saint,‏ ‎ca. 540-604
    • probably the Dominican Monastery of Basel
    • probably the Dominican Monastery of Basel
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 614
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, 10th century, 11th century, 12th century, 9th-12th centuries
    Language
    Latin
    • Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735
    • Ephraem the Syrian
    • John the Bishop (?)
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 204
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, first quarter of the 11th century
    Language
    Latin
    • Gregory ‎the Great, Saint,‏ ‎ca. 540-604
    • Order of Service for the Monastery of St. Gall in the Directorium of 1583
    • An exceptionally fine copy of the 40 homilies by Pope Gregory the Great on the Gospels.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 211
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, third quarter of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
    • Gregory ‎the Great, Saint,‏ ‎ca. 540-604
    • Order of Service for the Monastery of St. Gall in the Directorium of 1583
    • Gregory the Great, 22 homilies on the Old Testament Book of Ezekiel.
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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
    • Gregory ‎the Great, Saint,‏ ‎ca. 540-604
    • probably the Dominican Monastery of Basel
    • This manuscript contains the homilies of Gregory the Great on the prophet Ezekiel.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 277
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century
    Language
    Latin
    • Gregory ‎the Great, Saint,‏ ‎ca. 540-604
    • Order of Service for the Monastery of St. Gall in the Directorium of 1583
    • Bussbuch" (Book of Penances), a pseudo-Roman penitential book, assorted smaller texts and a copy of the