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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 2
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Mid-15th century
    Language
    enm
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    • There are partial borders at the beginning of books 1, 2, 3 and 5-8 (the leaf at the beginning of book
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 75
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    End 14th/beginning 15th century
    Language
    enm
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    • On the recto of the front endpaper is the John Rylands Library bookplate, dated 1894, with the Latin
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 77
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    End 14th/beginning 15th century
    Language
    enm
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    • infill on burnished gold grounds, and with foliate extensions; at the beginning of the other books are
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 79
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Beginning 15th century
    Language
    enm
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    • ;numerous other 2-, 3- and 4-line initials in blue with red penwork infill and flourishes.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 102
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Mid 15th century
    Language
    enm, lat
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    • script is in a secretary hand with some influence from anglicana.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 413
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Early-15th century
    Language
    enm, lat
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    • Meditationes vitae Christi, dating from the beginning of the 15th century.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, German MS 1
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    gmh
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    • its left holds a sword in the right hand and a crown in the left; it stands on a two-headed beast which
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, German MS 3
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    18th century
    Language
    ger
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    • InitialsThere are ornamented colour initials throughout the text.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Book-covers 1
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    13th century
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    • 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
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    • One coiled around a tree and the other around a rock.
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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
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    • 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
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    • terrifed hares, one wounded by an arrow, rush away in the other direction.
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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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • of the solar system.
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    Cambridge. Harvard University Library, MS Typ 1005
    Collection
    Harvard University Library
    Library
    Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Date
    1500
    Language
    lat
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    • between Tournai and The Hague
    • Summary:A single leaf containing the prayer beginning "Obsecro te".