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    London. British Library, Stowe MS 2
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    ang, lat
    • Astle, Thomas, b 1735 d 1803, archivist and collector of books and manuscripts
    • Spelman, Henry, 1563/4-1641, historian and antiquary
    • England, Winchester and East Anglia
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3667
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
    • Abbo of Fleury, c 945-1004, Saint, Abbot of Ramsey Abbey and Fleury Abbey
    • 'mors' and two human figures holding scrolls with Roman numerals. f. 5r: An Apuleian Sphere, with a
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius A XII
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, ang
    • Abbo of Fleury, c 945-1004, Saint, Abbot of Ramsey Abbey and Fleury Abbey
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • England and Netherlands
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 12 E XX
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, ang
    • Pliny the Elder (b. 23, d. 79), author, naturalist and natural philosopher
    • Contents: ff. 1r-32r: A commentary on Hippocrates, Aphorism attributed to Aptalio and based on an early
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Otho B II
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    ang
    • Alfred, 848/9-899, King of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons; also known as 'the Great'
    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • English translation of the Regula Pastoralis that King Alfred (b. 849, d. 899) produced in the 890s and
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius E XVIII
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
    • England, Winchester and East Anglia
    • St Swithun, also known as the Old Minster (see Ker, Medieval Libraries (1964), pp. 103, 200).
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C I
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
    • Pliny the Elder (b. 23, d. 79), author, naturalist and natural philosopher
    • Abbo of Fleury, c 945-1004, Saint, Abbot of Ramsey Abbey and Fleury Abbey
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 863
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
    • This manuscript contains a Psalter (ff. 8r-123v) that was written by scribes who also produced manuscripts
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Otho A VI
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    ang, lat
    • England and Netherlands
    • copy of an Old English translation of Boethius's De Consolatione Philosophiae in alternating prose and
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2674
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, grc, ang
    • 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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    London. British Library, Royal MS 7 C IV
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang, enm
    • manuscript contains the Liber scintillarum (Book of Sparks): a florilegium of extracts from the Bible and
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 15 A XVI
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
    • Martin the Irishman, 819-875, also known as Martin of Laon
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • England and Netherlands
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    London. British Library, Arundel MS 155
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, ang
    • The text on ff. 2r-135r, 171r-190v was copied by Eadwig (also spelled 'Eadui') Basan, a monk of Christ
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Claudius C IX
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    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
    • composite manuscript consists of three parts that were produced separately in England during the 12th and
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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
    • There are two unfoliated leaves between ff. 1 and 2. f. 2: early modern table of contents. ff. 3-10,
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Titus D XXVI
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
    • England, Winchester and East Anglia
    • Cotton MS Titus D XXVII and Cotton MS Titus D XXVI originally formed one manuscript which began with
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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
    • 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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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Cleopatra C VIII
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • period.Contents: ff. 4r-37v: an illustrated copy of Prudentius's Psychomachia with titles for the illustrations and
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Julius A VI
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
    • A hymn and a poem on the liberal arts were added in the late 11th century, and two 12th-century hands
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius A III
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
    • England and Netherlands
    • volume's constituent parts have been bound out of order: for example, a medieval table of contents and