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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Medical (pre-1701) Printed Collection, 318
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    1548
    Language
    eng
    • Below the colophon is a woodcut showing St. John the Baptist within a circle. See E. S.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Book-covers 3
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    13th century
    • The lower extremity, from which the Cross rises, is occupied by imbrications of blue and white and green
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Book-covers 17
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    10th century-13th century
    • His head a dove is flying vertically.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Book-covers 1
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    13th century
    • The Crucifixion, between the Virgin and St John.The lower extremity, from which the Cross rises, is occupied
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 174
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat
    • Folio 17 is actually 16; folio 25 is 24, folio 31 is 30; folio 41 is 40; followed by folio 41; folio
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 6
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat
    • It is thus arranged.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Book-covers 6
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    6th century
    • The Virgin, beneath a small canopy supported on Spirally-fluted columns surmounted by two crosses, is
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 13
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat
    • On the centre of the first covel' is an oval gold stamp, containing a shield, bearing a sprig of oak,
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 10
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat
    • The front cover is plated with metal. The arrangement is as follows.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 16
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat
    • In most cases the bar of ornament is surmounted by a bird.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 164
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    fre, lat
    • His desk is conspicuous. The lion on left. The first leaf of Matins of the Virgin is gone.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 2
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Early 11th century
    Language
    lat
    • The large initial E, 24 centimetres high, is mainly composed of medallions connected by bands:
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Gaster Hebrew MS 1482
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    heb, arc
    • The function of these diagrams is to create a visual representation of abstract portions of the text
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 165
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat
    • pale or vertical dividing line is a rod with a fleur-de-lys at each end.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Hebrew MS 29
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    heb
    • The panel is surrounded by a black frame.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 49
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    lat
    • It is of fine work mainly in burnished gold.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 80
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Mid 15th century [1444?]
    Language
    enm
    • Decoration: At the beginning of most books there is a handsome initial
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Hebrew MS 36
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    heb
    • Layout: The main text is in two columns (except for Psalms, Proverbs and
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Hebrew MS 39
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    heb, yid, lad
    • There is no caption.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Gaster Hebrew MS 1460
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Language
    heb, arc
    • On folios 14b-15a a long rubric indicates the blessing that is to be recited before eating the symbolic