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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B XIII
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, enm
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    • England and Netherlands
    • the Speculum Ecclesiae (Mirror of the Church) that Gerald of Wales (b. c. 1146, d. c. 1223), author and
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B II
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Abbo of Fleury, c 945-1004, Saint, Abbot of Ramsey Abbey and Fleury Abbey
    • England and Netherlands
    • The first part was written in the late 11th century-early 12th century (after 1097) and contains the
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2666
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Bentinck, Margaret Cavendish, 11 Feb 1715-17 Jul 1785, duchess of Portland, née Harley, collector of art and
    • Harley, Edward, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron
    • Harley, Henrietta Cavendish, 4 Feb 1694-9 Dec 1755, Countess of Oxford and Mortimer, née Holles, patron
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Julius D III
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Alan of Lille (b. c. 1128, d. c. 1202), theologian and poet
    • contains the cartulary of the Sacrist of the Benedictine abbey of St Albans that was written after 1393 and
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    London. British Library, Sloane MS 1580
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, xno
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    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • Alan of Lille (b. c. 1128, d. c. 1202), theologian and poet
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
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    London. British Library, Add MS 54229
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Hornby, Charles Harry St John, Unspecified, printer and collector
    • Peter Lombard (b. c. 1100, d. c. 1160), theologian and Bishop of Paris
    • Psalm 29 (‘Exaltabo te’) also appears to have been illustrated, since its opening has been removed as
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 8 E IV
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Contents: This manuscript contains the Epistles of Ennodius (d. 521) from book 1 to 9 and some extracts
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    London. British Library, Egerton MS 3055
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Sir Thomas Phillips (b. 1792, d. 1872), antiquarian and bibliophile
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • contains De vita Caesarum (The Twelve Caesars) by the Roman historian Suetonius (b.c. 69 , d. c. 122) and
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    London. British Library, Add MS 38817
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • of heaven and hell: the Vision of Wetti, Vision of Barontus, and Vision of Orm.
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Claudius E III
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, xno, enm
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    • Ralph of Diceto, d c 1200, Archdeacon of Middlesex and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, London
    • England and Netherlands
    • The first part contains the Abbreviationes Chronicorum (Abbreviations of Chronicles) and the Ymagines
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    London. British Library, Sloane MS 1777
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • number of Thomas Becket (d. 1170)'s Epistulae (Letters), the 5th-century play Querolus (The Complainer), and
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    London. British Library, Sloane MS 475
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, fro, xno
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • England and Netherlands
    • bound together at an unknown period, both containing medical recipes, charms, various medical treatises and
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    London. British Library, Egerton MS 2901
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Sir Thomas Phillips (b. 1792, d. 1872), antiquarian and bibliophile
    • England and Netherlands
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    London. British Library, Add MS 16964
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    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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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Otho E XIII
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, bre
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    • Breton scribes, and perhaps also reflects an Irish exemplar.
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    London. British Library, Arundel MS 377
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    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
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    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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    London. British Library, Add MS 15219
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • The manuscript contains two works on sacred places by Pseudo-Antoninus of Piacenza also known as the
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    London. British Library, Add MS 46203
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Falkner, John Meade, Unspecified, author and antiquary
    • Hornby, Charles Harry St John, Unspecified, printer and collector
    • Winter missal’, so-called because its Temporale begins on Pentecost XIX (the 19th Sunday after Trinity) and
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    London. British Library, Add MS 35180
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, xno
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    • Sir Thomas Phillips (b. 1792, d. 1872), antiquarian and bibliophile
    • Medium and small initials in green or blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, or red with