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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3241
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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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
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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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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    London. British Library, Sloane MS 2030
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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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
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
    • 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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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2659
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
    • 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
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 104
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
    • 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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    London. British Library, Add MS 11983
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
    • Annaeus Seneca, Lucius, 4 BC-65, also known as Seneca The Younger
    • England and Netherlands
    • Italy and France (illumination)
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Nero A VII
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, sga
    • Anselm of Canterbury, c 1033-1109, Saint, Abbot of Bec and Archbishop of Canterbury
    • England and Netherlands
    • was produced in England, probably at Rochester, or Normandy in the last quarter of the 11th century and
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 4984
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
    • 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
    • Chamberlayne, John, 1668-1723, translator and literary editor
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    London. British Library, Add MS 4899
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
    • Hoby, Edward, 1560-1617, politician and diplomat
    • England and Netherlands
    • selection of the Sermones (Sermons) by Bernard of Clairvaux (b. 1090, d. 1153), abbot of Clairvaux and
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    London. British Library, Add MS 24066
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, xno
    • Edward I, 1239-1307, King of England and Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine
    • England and Netherlands
    • This English manuscript contains a number of legal texts from the 12th and the 14th centuries.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 402
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    London. British Library
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    lat
    • Miltiades, d 314, Saint, Pope, also known as 'Melchiades the African'
    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
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    London. British Library, Sloane MS 146
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    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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    London. British Library, Add MS 33241
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • England and Netherlands
    • account praising Emma (d. 1052), the second consort of both Æthelred II (d. 1016), king of England, and
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Nero A II
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    • Origen (b. c. 185, d. 254), Christian scholar, ascetic and theologian
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • John Cassian (b. c. 360, d. c. 435), monk and theologian
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    London. British Library, Royal MS 13 A XI
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
    • 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, Cotton MS Vitellius A XII
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    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, Harley MS 1915
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
    • Zacharias of Besançon, d c 1156, also known as Zacharias Chrysopolitanus
    • Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
    • England and Netherlands
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B XIII
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, enm
    • England and Netherlands
    • the Speculum Ecclesiae (Mirror of the Church) that Gerald of Wales (b. c. 1146, d. c. 1223), author and
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Otho D VIII
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
    • Wrdisten, fl 2nd half of the 9th century, Abbot of Landévennec Abbey, also known as Vurdestinus
    • Haiminus of Saint-Vaast, fl 1st half of the 9th century, also known as Haiminus Atrebatensis
    • John the Deacon of Rome, c 825-c 880, Deacon of Rome; also known as Johannes Hymonides