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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 911
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 9th century, around 790
    Language
    Old High German, German, Latin
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    • Gennadius, of Marseilles, 5th cent.
    • The oldest book in the German language, the so-called "Abrogans" manuscript from around 790, containing
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    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne, Ms. 22
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Porrentruy. Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne
    Date
    15th century, between 1451 and 1458
    Language
    Latin
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    • probably the Dominican Monastery of Basel
    • This breviary was meant for use in the diocese of Basel.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2652
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Nicholas of Cusa (Nicholaus von Kues), 1401-1464, Cardinal Bishop of Brixen
    • France (Abbey of Fleury?)
    • Germany, Cistercian abbey of Eberbach (?)
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Claudius E I
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Peter the Chanter
    • Anselm, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1033-1109
    • Arnold of Bonneval OSB
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    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 44
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Engelberg. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, first half of the 13th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735
    • Gregory ‎the Great, Saint,‏ ‎ca. 540-604
    • Hildebert of Lavardin, c 1056-1133/4, Bishop of Le Mans, Archbishop of Tours
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 98
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, middle of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397
    • Metz (probably in the area around Metz)
    • A collection of the dogmatic works De spiritu sancto libri tres ad Gratianum and Libri tres de incarnatione
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 6
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    14th century, first quarter of the 14th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Langton, Stephen, d 1228, Archbishop of Canterbury
    • Southwestern region of German
    • A complete Latin Bible in fine, extremely white parchment, copied and illuminated in the region of Lake
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    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek, Ministerialbibliothek, Min. 48
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Schaffhausen. Stadtbibliothek
    Date
    12th century, around 1100
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gregory ‎the Great, Saint,‏ ‎ca. 540-604
    • Leontius of Neapolis, fl 650, Bishop of Neapolis
    • This manuscript, listed in the supplements to the Allerheiligen Abbey register of books from about 1100
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 621
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, before 883 / 9th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland)
    • Gallen copy of Paulus Orosius' history of the world from Adam to the year 417 from the 9th century, with
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    Oxford. Merton College, MS 160
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Merton College
    Date
    1201–1225
    Language
    Latin
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    • Hildegard of Bingen OSB
    • Germany, Cistercian abbey of Eberbach (?)
    • Liber Scivias (ff. 1-127v) with capitula listed at the beginning of each part.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3895
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Renier of Saint-Laurent, 1120-1182, Benedictine monk in the Abbey of St Laurent at Liège
    • Marbod of Rennes
    • St Pelagia of Antioch, St Eustace, St Katherine of Alexandria, and the confessor St Aignan, Bishop of
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 172
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, mid to late 15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397
    • Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum, 6th cent. B.C.
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 361
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1000 - 1099
    Language
    lat
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    • Gregory ‎the Great, Saint,‏ ‎ca. 540-604
    • Summary: CCCC MS 361 is a manuscript of Gregory the Great's Pastoral Care from the
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    Durham. Cathedral Library, MS. C.I.5
    Collection
    Durham University and Cathedral Library
    Library
    Durham. Cathedral Library
    Date
    mid 14th century (before 1383), Added 14/15th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Justinian, I, Emperor of the East, 483?-565
    • Legal texts of Justinian with gloss of Franciscus Accursius in a book which was at Oxford (deposited
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 378
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, around 1050-1060
    Language
    Latin
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    • Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland)
    • Musical manuscript in small format from the monastery of St.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 165
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, around 850
    Language
    Latin
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    • Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
    • Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland)
    • The second of a group of originally six volumes containing St.
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, F III 15f
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, first half of the 8th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636
    • England and Netherlands
    • One of the Isidore codices from the Monastery of Fulda; the codex escaped destruction because it reached
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bywater 10
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1429-1435
    Language
    Latin
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    • Andrea Biglia of Milan
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Fol. iv verso: end of verses.
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Nero A V
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    xno, lat
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    • Elias of Evesham OSB
    • England and Netherlands
    • and 1135.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Top. gen. c. 24
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1665–1693
    Language
    English, Latin
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    • Gale, Thomas, Unspecified, DD; Dean of York 1697
    • England and Netherlands
    • Parts I and II of 'Monumenta Britannica' by John Aubrey, chiefly written in about 1665-93, with notes