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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, Mus 1187
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1680–1708
    Language
    Latin, English, French
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    • Also includes papers unrelated to Talbot and his project.
    • England and Netherlands
    • , description and measurement of musical instruments, together with sections on music history and theory
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Gibson 2 and Gibson 6
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Velvet was still fashionable in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Savile B 3-6 and Savile B 8-12
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    17th century
    Language
    English
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    • England and Netherlands
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 6 and MS. Canon. Liturg. 237
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Calendar and astrological treatise Roman Diurnal.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 55
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    15th century, middle
    Language
    English, Middle (1100-1500)
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Text: recipes for 'Quinces stued' and 'Partridge stuede'. Strips of vellum cut out in lower margin.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 287
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    13th century
    Language
    Latin
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    • William FitzStephen and other authors
    • England and Netherlands
    • Douce 330. (12th and 13th centuries) also come from its library.
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 3241
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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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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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 41.18
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    c. 1785
    Language
    No linguistic content
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    • Horatius Flaccus, Quintus, 65 BC-8 BC, also known as Horace
    • England and Netherlands
    • took out a patent in 1785 for the process of rendering vellum transparent by soaking it in pearl ash and
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    London. British Library, Harley MS 4967
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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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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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 180
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    12th century, early
    Language
    English, Old (ca. 450-1100)
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    • Alfred, 848/9-899, King of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons; also known as 'the Great'
    • England and Netherlands
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    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, MSS 04404
    Collection
    Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. University of Toronto Libraries
    Library
    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
    Date
    ca. 1200-1250
    Language
    Latin
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    • Phillipps, Thomas, 1792-1872, 1st Baronet, collector of books and manuscripts
    • England and Netherlands
    • Written in brown ink in a large and very regular hand.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 1
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Mid-15th century
    Language
    enm
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    • Bernard Quaritch (b. 1819, d. 1899), bookseller and publisher
    • James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
    • England and Netherlands
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    London. British Library, Sloane MS 2030
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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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
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
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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
    • D'Ewes, Simonds, 18 Dec 1602-18 Apr 1650, first baronet, diarist and antiquary
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 851
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1666
    Language
    English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Part of three volumes compiled and written by Elias Ashmole (see also MSS.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 850
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1664-1666
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Part of three volumes compiled and written by Elias Ashmole (see also MSS.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ash. Rolls 40
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    16th century or 17th century
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • See also MSS. Ash. Rolls 52 and 53.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Ash. Rolls 52
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    16th century or 17th century
    Language
    Latin, English
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    • England and Netherlands
    • See also MSS. Ash. Rolls 40 and 53.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Lat. liturg. d. 42
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    14th century, beginning
    Language
    Latin
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    • England and Netherlands
    • Illumination, by 'The Master of the Mary Psalter' and his workshop.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, English MS 50
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    the end of the 14th Century
    Language
    enm, lat
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    • Bernard Quaritch (b. 1819, d. 1899), bookseller and publisher
    • England and Netherlands
    • Red rubrication and pen-flourished initials introduce each book and frequently sections of a book