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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 1156
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, second third of the 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • Cloister Günterstal near Freiburg im Breisgau, contains around a hundred Latin sermons for Sundays and
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    London. British Library, Add MS 21917
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • 543, d. 615) by Jonas of Bobbio (b. c. 600, d. 659); the life of St Eustace (b. c. 560, d. c. 629); and
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Claudius E III
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    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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    Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 10318
    Collection
    Europeana Regia
    Library
    Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits
    Date
    2e moitié du 8e siècle
    Language
    latin
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    • Plinius Secundus, Caius, 23-79, also known as Pliny the Elder
    • Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, 4 BC-65, also known as Seneca The Younger
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    London. British Library, Arundel MS 213
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Origen (b. c. 185, d. 254), Christian scholar, ascetic and theologian
    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 46
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    16th century, 16th century (ca. 1513-1521)
    Language
    Latin
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    • Guglielmo Libri (b. 1803, f. 1869), mathematican and book thief
    • Cassiodorus Senator (b. c. 485, d. c. 580), statesman, scholar and administrator
    • Mantua and Florence
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    Bern. Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 611
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Bern. Burgerbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 5th century, 7th century, 8th century (Palimpsests 5th and 7th century)
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 87
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    End 14th/beginning 15th century
    Language
    enm
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    • England and Netherlands
    • has variously been attributed to John Wycliffe and Richard Rolle.
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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
    • We can be fairly certain that it was originally written at Dover because the same hand also occurs in
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2763
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • The volume also includes Idyllium (Idyll)20 by the poet Ausonius (d. c. 395),added in a contemporary
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 387
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1532-1603
    Language
    Latin
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    • The pageant stages and triumphal arches were designed by Marten de Vos.
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    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, Cod. 4
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum
    Date
    17th century, 1647
    Language
    Armenian, Latin
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    • It contains 11 large miniatures and 28 miniatures in the margins, executed and signed by the painter
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 4978
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    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
    • It also includes excerpts from St Jerome's commentary on Ezekiel and St Ambrose (b. c. 339, d. 397)'s
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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library, MS Add. 8460
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library
    Date
    1670-1714
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    • Camden, William, 1551-1623, historian and herald
    • Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, 4 BC-65, also known as Seneca The Younger
    • England and Netherlands
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Lat 216
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Date
    13uu
    Language
    lat
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    • Phillipps, Thomas, 1792-1872, 1st Baronet, collector of books and manuscripts
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Notes:Written in France in a rounded gothic script and decorated with 1
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    London. British Library, Egerton MS 3055
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    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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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 677
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    10th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Haito, (b. 763, d. 826), monk and bishop of Basel
    • Gennadius of Massilia (d. c. 496), priest and historian
    • Basil of Caesarea, 329-379, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea; also known as 'the Great'
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    Estavayer-le-Lac. Paroisse catholique Saint-Laurent, Volume III
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Estavayer-le-Lac. Paroisse catholique Saint-Laurent
    Date
    15th century, around 1489/1490
    Language
    Latin
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    • This is the third and last volume of an antiphonary in three volumes that was produced in duplicate for
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 583
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    14th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • codex contains the first five books of the Liber specialis gratiae by Mechthild von Hackeborn; books 6 and
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    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek, Ms. C 74a
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    10th century, 11th century, 10th–11th centuries
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gall copy dates from the early 11th century, with glosses and annotations added by, and – in the case