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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, Mus 1187
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1680–1708
    Language
    Latin, English, French
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    • Also includes papers unrelated to Talbot and his project.
    • England and Netherlands
    • , description and measurement of musical instruments, together with sections on music history and theory
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 287
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    13th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • William FitzStephen and other authors
    • England and Netherlands
    • Douce 330. (12th and 13th centuries) also come from its library.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3241
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Bentinck, Margaret Cavendish, 11 Feb 1715-17 Jul 1785, duchess of Portland, née Harley, collector of art and
    • Harley, Edward, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron
    • Covel, John, 1638-1722, traveller, botanist and college head
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 4967
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Bentinck, Margaret Cavendish, 11 Feb 1715-17 Jul 1785, duchess of Portland, née Harley, collector of art and
    • Harley, Edward, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron
    • Harley, Robert, 5 Dec 1661-21 May 1724, first earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician
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    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, MSS 04404
    Collection
    Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. University of Toronto Libraries
    Library
    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
    Date
    ca. 1200-1250
    Language
    Latin
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    • Phillipps, Thomas, 1792-1872, 1st Baronet, collector of books and manuscripts
    • England and Netherlands
    • Written in brown ink in a large and very regular hand.
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    London. British Library, Sloane MS 2030
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Pliny the Elder (b. 23, d. 79), author, naturalist and natural philosopher
    • Sahl ibn Bishr, 787-886, also known as Zahel
    • Masha 'Allah Ibn Athari, 740-815, also known as Messahala
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 633
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Bentinck, Margaret Cavendish, 11 Feb 1715-17 Jul 1785, duchess of Portland, née Harley, collector of art and
    • Harley, Edward, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron
    • D'Ewes, Simonds, 18 Dec 1602-18 Apr 1650, first baronet, diarist and antiquary
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 850
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1664-1666
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Part of three volumes compiled and written by Elias Ashmole (see also MSS.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ash. Rolls 40
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    16th century or 17th century
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • See also MSS. Ash. Rolls 52 and 53.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ash. Rolls 52
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    16th century or 17th century
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • See also MSS. Ash. Rolls 40 and 53.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Lat. liturg. d. 42
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, beginning
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Illumination, by 'The Master of the Mary Psalter' and his workshop.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 50
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    the end of the 14th Century
    Language
    enm, lat
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    • Bernard Quaritch (b. 1819, d. 1899), bookseller and publisher
    • England and Netherlands
    • Red rubrication and pen-flourished initials introduce each book and frequently sections of a book
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ash. Rolls 53
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1600
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • See also MSS. Ash. Rolls 40 and 52.
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS Mus 467
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1600
    Language
    Latin, Italian
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Binding: Early seventeenth-century bindings of limp vellum, gold tooled on the upper and lower covers
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS Mus 463
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1600
    Language
    Latin, Italian
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Binding: Early seventeenth-century bindings of limp vellum, gold tooled on the upper and lower covers
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS Mus 466
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1600
    Language
    Latin, Italian
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Binding: Early seventeenth-century bindings of limp vellum, gold tooled on the upper and lower covers
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS Mus 465
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1600
    Language
    Latin, Italian
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Binding: Early seventeenth-century bindings of limp vellum, gold tooled on the upper and lower covers
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS Mus 464
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1600
    Language
    Latin, Italian
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Binding: Early seventeenth-century bindings of limp vellum, gold tooled on the upper and lower covers
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Digby 167
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, end
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Three monophonic tenors in stroke notation: one, designated ‘Quene note’ and ascribed to ‘Frank’, is
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2659
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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    • Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, 4 BC-65, also known as Seneca The Younger
    • England and Netherlands
    • It also contains several works attributed to Seneca, including the Epistolae Senecae ad Paulum et Pauli