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    London. British Library, Egerton MS 2900
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Constantine, the African, approximately 1020-1087, translator
    • probably the Loire region
    • This volume contains the Viaticum (Provision for a Journey) by Constantine the African (b. c. 1020- d
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3707
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Lisiardus Turonensis, fl 1150, Dean of the Cathedral Chapter of Laon
    • probably the Loire region
    • This 12th-century manuscript contains the Historia Ierosolimitana (History of Jerusalem) by Baudri de
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 402
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735
    • Miltiades, d 314, Saint, Pope, also known as 'Melchiades the African'
    • Gregory ‎the Great, Saint,‏ ‎ca. 540-604
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Cleopatra C VIII
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, ang
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    • Gregory ‎the Great, Saint,‏ ‎ca. 540-604
    • probably the Loire region
    • This composite manuscript contains two main parts, joined in the early modern period.Contents: ff. 4r
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    London. British Library, Davis80
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Gregory ‎the Great, Saint,‏ ‎ca. 540-604
    • probably the Loire region
    • This 12th-century manuscript contains the Book of Ezekiel with Gloss.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3441
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Justinian I, Emperor of the East, 483?-565
    • probably the Loire region
    • This manuscript contains fragments of the Codex Justiniani (Emperor Justinian’s Code) which, together
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3079
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735
    • probably the Loire region
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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
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    • Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, the younger, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
    • probably the Loire region
    • This manuscript from c. 1100 contains a collection of works by and related to Seneca the Younger (b.
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    London. British Library, Add MS 15601
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Lupus of Ferrières, c 805-c 862, Abbot of the Benedictine abbey of St Peter and St Paul, Ferrières-en-Gâtinais
    • probably the Loire region
    • This manuscript contains the Consolatio Philosophiae (The Consolation of Philosophy) of Boethius (b.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 2992
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Harley, Edward, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the
    • probably the Loire region
    • This volume is the continuation of Harley MS 2991, and has suffered more extensive water damage.Contents
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 658
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Richard of Saint-Victor, d 1173, Prior of the Augustinian abbey of St Victor, Paris
    • probably the Loire region
    • It includes the Gospel of St John with glosses, the Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi (A Compendium
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Claudius C VI
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • Leo I, d 461, Pope; also known as 'the Great'
    • probably the Loire region
    • The first part (ff. 5-169), produced in the 2nd half of the 11th century in France (ex. info Michael
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 1700
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • probably the Loire region
    • This manuscript contains the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament with prologues and commentary
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    London. British Library, Add MS 8091
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • probably the Loire region
    • The Gloss is a commentary on the Bible that was compiled under the auspices of the French theologian
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3213
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • probably the Loire region
    • This manuscript contains a compilation of several commentaries on the Gospels of St Matthew and St Mark
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    London. British Library, Add MS 15732
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat, fre
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    • probably the Loire region
    • This manuscript contains a Latin copy of the Historia Regum Brittaniae ('The History of the Kings of
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian B XI
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • probably the Loire region
    • Contents:ff. 2r-61v: The Hagnaby Chronicle.ff. 62r-71v: The pedigree of Pierre de Luxembourg, Count of
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Claudius D IX
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • probably the Loire region
    • The first part (ff. 1-5) was produced in England in the second half of the 13th century and contains
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    London. British Library, Cotton MS Domitian 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
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    • probably the Loire region
    • The first part (ff. 3-54) contains a chronicle from Brutus to AD 1335/6.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3026
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    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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    London. British Library
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    lat
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    • probably the Loire region
    • The manuscript includes the Super Apocalypsim expositio (Exposition on the Apocalypse) spuriously attributed