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    London. British Library, Add MS 24066
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, xno
    • Edward I, 1239-1307, King of England and Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine
    • England and Netherlands
    • Contents: ff. 5r-73v: Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus Regum Angliae commonly attributed to Ranulf
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    London. British Library, Add MS 35180
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, xno
    • Sir Thomas Phillips (b. 1792, d. 1872), antiquarian and bibliophile
    • Chanter (d. 1197), the Verbum Abbreviatum (Abbreviated Word), that has been signed by a scribe who refers to
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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library, MS Ff.1.17.1
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library
    Date
    1180-1230 C.E.
    Language
    Latin, Latin and Anglo-Norman, Latin with Anglo-Norman
    • England and Netherlands
    • The four bifolia were already holed, torn, and creased; some of the holes were re-sewn before use.
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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
    • 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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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius C III
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang, eng, xno, grc
    • Sextus Placitus (ascribed to)
    • England, Winchester and East Anglia
    • England and Netherlands
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    London. British Library, Sloane MS 475
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, fro, xno
    • Bede (attributed to)
    • England and Netherlands
    • bound together at an unknown period, both containing medical recipes, charms, various medical treatises and
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    London. British Library, Sloane MS 2839
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, xno
    • England and Netherlands
    • MS 2839 may have been written in England as well, as is suggested by the Anglo-Norman recipes added to
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    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library, MS Ee.4.24
    Collection
    Cambridge Digital Library
    Library
    Cambridge. Cambridge University Library
    Date
    1280-1290
    Language
    Latin, Latin and Norman French in two columns
    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • Significant due to the extent and nature of its illustrative programme
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Caligula A VII
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    osx, lat, ang, xno
    • England and Netherlands
    • It ends imperfectly, in the middle of the account of the journey to Emmaus.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Eng. poet. a. 1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1390-1400
    Language
    Anglo-Norman, English, Middle (1100-1500)
    • England and Netherlands
    • An anthology of approximately 403 separate items: English moral and religious prose and verse, mainly
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    London. British Library, Add MS 14252
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    enm, lat, xno
    • Add MS 14252 mainly contains law texts related to England and the ‘Commune of London’: a corporation
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    London. British Library, Sloane MS 146
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    enm, lat, xno
    • England and Netherlands
    • This manuscript with medical and botanical texts was largely written in the 13th century, but also include
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Eng. poet. a. 1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1381–1400
    Language
    Latin, Anglo-Norman, English, Middle (1100-1500)
    • England and Netherlands
    • illumination serve to highlight its luxury status.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 132
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 13th century, middle
    Language
    Anglo-Norman
    • Marie de France (attributed to)
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    London. British Library, Sloane MS 1580
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, xno
    • Alan of Lille (b. c. 1128, d. c. 1202), theologian and poet
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Claudius C IX
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, xno, eng, ang, enm
    • Worcester (Hereford and Worcester, United Kingdom)
    • England and Netherlands
    • The manuscript ends with a section (ff. 204-209) of indices, notes and letters that were added to the
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ash. Rolls 38
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1310 and later
    Language
    Anglo-Norman
    • England and Netherlands
    • Illustrated genealogy of the Kings of England to Edward II (later continued to Richard II).
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. C. 538
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, end
    Language
    Anglo-Norman
    • Aristotle (attributed to)
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Miniature attributed to Jacquemart de Hesdin, who worked as the Duke's court painter until about 1409
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    London. British Library, Arundel MS 157
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, xno
    • The manuscript also contains the ‘Psalter of the Virgin Mary’ that has been attributed to St Anselm (
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian E III
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, xno
    • England and Netherlands
    • The first part (ff. 4-102) was produced at Burton Abbey in the early 13th century and contains the Annals