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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Appendix LVI
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, xno
    • Worcester (Hereford and Worcester, United Kingdom)
    • England and Netherlands
    • -111; f. 112; f. 113; ff. 114-122) that were most likely produced at different locations in England and
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Riant 36
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Language
    lat
    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • strong>Notes:Written in minuscule script, colored initials in red at major divisions, and
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    Luzern. Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek, P 6 4°
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Luzern. Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek
    Date
    end of the 15th century
    Language
    German
    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • This Book of Hours belonged to the town clerk and alderman of Solothurn, Franz Haffner (1609-1671).
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 651
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, enm
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • England and Netherlands
    • ), Norman chronicler, prior of Bec Abbey, and abbot of Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 1290
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    16th century, 1582
    Language
    Latin, German
    • principal feast days of the liturgical year with melodies in German plainsong notation ("Hufnagelnotation") and
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 399
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1250–1310
    Language
    Latin, No linguistic content
    • England and Netherlands
    • Composite manuscript: medical and arithmetical treatises, with bifolium insert (ff. 33-34).
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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library, MS Add. 10185
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library
    Date
    Second half (perhaps last third) of the 13th century.
    • ; Kirton in Colness, Shotley, Erwarton, Chelmondiston and Stutton to the east and south; and Sproughton
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Huntington 264
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    Arabic
    • Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1137-1193
    • Saladin (1169-1193 CE), the celebrated founder of the Ayyubid dynasty whose control extended over Egypt and
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Lat 274
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Date
    1455
    Language
    lat
    • Guglielmo Libri (b. 1803, f. 1869), mathematican and book thief
    • Phillipps, Thomas, 1792-1872, 1st Baronet, collector of books and manuscripts
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library, MS Dd.9.33
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library
    Date
    c. 1600-1605 C.E.
    • The consort part books he also copied are presumed to have been used for teaching the choristers in his
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    Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 420
    Collection
    Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
    Library
    UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
    Date
    1500 - 1599
    Language
    lat, eng
    • Summary: CCCC MS 420 is a compendium of astrological and astronomical tracts.
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    Zürich. Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum, SH 228
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum
    Date
    16th century, second half of the 16th century
    Language
    German
    • The Housebook of the Lords of Hallwil, also known as Turnierbuch, is a combination of family chronicle
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Hatton 114
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    11th century
    Language
    English, Old (ca. 450-1100)
    • Worcester (Hereford and Worcester, United Kingdom)
    • See also MS. Hatton 113.
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 13 A XXIII
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • Ado of Vienne (d. 874), archbishop of Vienne, focusing on the relationships between Frankish kings and
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Typ 131
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Date
    1470
    Language
    fre
    • René I, King of Naples and Jerusalem (1409-1480)
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • There are 1 large miniature in tempera and gold (p. 1), 2 foliate borders, 12 large watercolor drawings
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 48
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    15th century, third quarter of the 15th century
    Language
    English
    • Troilus and Criseyde.
    • England and Netherlands
    • by Geoffrey Chaucer, the "Father of English Poetry", have been preserved in 82 medieval manuscripts and
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    San Marino. The Huntington Library, HM 114
    Collection
    Huntington Digital Library
    Library
    The Huntington Library
    Date
    [England, middle of the 15th century]
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500) [enm]
    • Phillipps, Thomas, 1792-1872, 1st Baronet, collector of books and manuscripts
    • Spelman, Henry, 1563/4-1641, historian and antiquary
    • Troilus and Criseyde.
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    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek, Ms. Rh. 167
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, around 1260
    Language
    Latin
    • product of the highest level of artistry of the High Gothic painting of this period around 1260, which is also
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    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 312(541)
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Einsiedeln. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    10th century, 11th century, 10th/11th century
    Language
    Latin, Alemannic
    • Gennadius of Massilia (d. c. 496), priest and historian
    • This manuscript contains several works by Prudentius and was written by various scribes.
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 88
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    10th century, 11th century, late 10th century / early 11th century
    Language
    Latin
    • Horatius Flaccus, Quintus, 65 BC-8 BC, also known as Horace
    • Manuscript CB 88, which combines the Odes, the Epodes, and the Carmen saeculare, a piece interpreted