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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 219
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    9th century, around 850
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • The manuscript contains a great number of glosses in Latin and Old High German made by quill and stylus
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Lat. 90
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1150–1175
    Language
    Latin
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    • Germany and Switzerland, Constance(?)
    • Provenance: Written at the Domstift by Bertholdus de Marmore, cathedral vicar, and given by him to the
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 204
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, first quarter of the 11th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Written and illuminated with gold and minium initials in the monastery of St. Gall ca. 1000.
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    Bruges. Bibliothèque publique, Ms. 47
    Collection
    Mmmonk
    Library
    Bruges Public Library
    Date
    12de eeuw; ca. 1151-ca. 1175
    Language
    Latin
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    • The manuscript dates back to c. 1145-1155, it's decorations and historiated initials dating back to the
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    London. British Library, Add MS 19961
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Cassiodorus Senator (b. c. 485, d. c. 580), statesman, scholar and administrator
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • histories by the historians Socrates Scholasticus (b. c. 380; d. c. 440), Sozomen (b. c. 400, d. c. 450), and
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    London. British Library, Add MS 11878
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • This manuscript was produced in Luxeuil and contains book 23 and the first part of book 24 of Gregory
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 10
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    13th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • Abu `Ali al-Husain ibn `Abdallah Ibn Sina, 980-1037, also known as Avicenna
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • for educational use, it contains works of Aristotle, Avicenna, Nicolaus Damascenus, Qusta Ibn-Luca and
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    London. British Library, Add MS 22278
    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
    • 122r: St Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah, Books 11-18.Decoration:8 large initials with pen-work in red and
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Digby 20
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    12th century, beginning
    Language
    Latin
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    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • England and Netherlands
    • By the same artist and scribe as Durham Cathedral Library, MS. Hunter 100.
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    London. British Library, Add MS 24145
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    eng, lat
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    • chronicle that Sigebert of Gembloux (b. c. 1028, d. 1112), a Benedictine monk at the abbey of Gembloux and
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 46
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • England and Netherlands
    • ff. 1r-v: Capitula referring to quires and folios of the manuscript. ff. 3r-4r: Preface on the Gospels
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, B XI 8
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, 14th century, around 1300
    Language
    Latin, German
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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
    • This small-format parchment manuscript is known as the “Basler Liederhandschrift”; it transmits German and
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    Luzern. Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek, P 33 4°
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Luzern. Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek
    Date
    13th century, around 1200
    Language
    Latin
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    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
    • This manuscript contains the life of Ulrich by Berno of Reichenau and the lives of St. Gall and St.
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 915
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    11th century, 9th century, 10th century, middle of the 9th century / 10th century / 11th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • John the Deacon of Rome, c 825-c 880, Deacon of Rome; also known as Johannes Hymonides
    • Walahfrid Strabo, (b. c. 808, d. 849), monk and theologian
    • Gall and several rules for monks.
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    Troyes. Médiathèque du Grand Troyes, Ms. 285
    Collection
    Arca
    Library
    Médiathèque Jacques-Chirac de Troyes
    Date
    12e s.-13e s.
    Language
    latin
    Digitisation type
    intégral
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    • Zacharias of Besançon, d c 1156, also known as Zacharias Chrysopolitanus
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Antiq. d.F.9
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1500/1-1502
    Language
    Latin
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    • Maître de l’Entrée (de François I), Lyon, and a collaborator
    • Antonius Volscus, Hubertinus Clericus, and Jodocus Badius Ascensius), et al.
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Faustina A V
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, enm, ang
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    • England, Winchester and East Anglia
    • England and Netherlands
    • This composite manuscript contains five parts that were written in England during the 12th and 14th centuries
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    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S 555
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Solothurn. Zentralbibliothek
    Date
    16th century, 1517-1518
    Language
    Latin
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    • Basil of Caesarea, 329-379, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea; also known as 'the Great'
    • The provost and dramatist Johannes Aal (ca. 1500-1551) was a leading figure in 16th century Solothurn
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 177
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, last quarter - 15th century, second half
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Miscellaneous alchemical, astrological, astronomical, and medical treatises.
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    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek, F III 15c
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Universitätsbibliothek
    Date
    8th century, 9th century, second half of the 8th century — first third of the 9th century
    Language
    Latin, German
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    • Gregory I, c 540-604, Saint, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • Basil of Caesarea, 329-379, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea; also known as 'the Great'
    • Admonitio ad filium spiritualem by Pseudo-Basilius as well as various excerpts, which probably were also