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    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 298
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung
    Date
    15th century, 1410 (?)
    Language
    Latin
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    • This volume produced in 1420 in Florence is among the earliest manuscripts written in Humanist minuscule
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Canon. Pat. Lat. 138
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    Dated 1458
    Language
    Latin
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    • Completed in January 1458 by N(icolaus) Berti (colophon on fol. 216v), who is identifiable as the Florentine
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Lat. 73
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1430-1440
    Language
    Latin
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    • The vine-stem initial is typical of the date, though somewhat crude.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Lat. class. d. 37
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    Dated 1413
    Language
    Latin
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    • The style of script is still very close to Poggio. Note that yellow is used for the initial itself.
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 46
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    16th century, 16th century (ca. 1513-1521)
    Language
    Latin
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    • The decoration is attributed to the famous Florentine illuminator Attavante degli Attavanti († 1525)
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Digby 231
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, third quarter
    Language
    Latin
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    • This manuscript is a typical example of Piero’s beautiful, regular script in his middle period, between
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    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 139
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Cologny. Fondation Martin Bodmer
    Date
    15th century, 15th century (about 1460-1470?)
    Language
    Latin
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    • The humanistic script is the work of a single scribe, with large golden initials and "bianchi girari"
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Montagu d. 32
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1470-1480
    Language
    Latin, Italian
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    • The first border is vine-stem but later ones are of the flower type.
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Comites Latentes 54
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    15th century, 1470-1480
    Language
    Latin
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    • Its rich and elegant illumination is due to the close circle of the most famous florentine miniaturist
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 63
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1420-1430
    Language
    Latin
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    • Ex-libris of the Badia of Florence.The vine-stem initial is here shaded in green.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. G. 42
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1440-1450
    Language
    Latin
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    • The first page is written in silver.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bywater adds. 1
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    Dated 30 April 1441
    Language
    Latin
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    • The decoration formerly attributed to Battista di Biagio Sanguini is now attributed to Bartolomeo
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Buchanan d. 4
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    Dated 1455
    Language
    Latin
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    • The scribe is identifiable as Ser Giovanni da Stia, a Florentine notary who copied many dated manuscripts
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 214
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, second quarter
    Language
    Latin
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    • The manuscript is not dated, but the putti and naturalistic birds in the superb flower border on f.1
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    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 850
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    St. Gallen. Stiftsbibliothek
    Date
    15th century, around 1440
    Language
    Latin
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    • It is found in 38 manuscripts in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana in Rome as well as in a codex in
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    Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 310
    Collection
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    Library
    Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    Date
    Florenz um 1465
    Language
    http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-2/lat
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    • Bavarian State Library, contains several speeches and letters by Aeschines and Demosthenes, among which is