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MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1

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‘Codex Mendoza’, etc.; A: Mexico, c. 1541 (?); B: England, early 17th century (?)

MS. Arch. Selden. A. 2

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Codex Selden (Codex Añute): Mixtec pictorial manuscript (ñee ñuhu)

MS. Arch. Selden. A. 72 (3)

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'The Selden Roll' or 'The Roll of the New Fire': Mexican pictorial roll or 'tiras' — 16th century, first half (post-Columbian); Mixtec (modern Mexico)

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 18

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Polybius — 16th century, beginning; Italian
Polybius — 16th century, middle; Italian
Michael Psellos — 17th century, first half; Italian
Alchemical writings — 16th century, beginning; Italian

MS. Barocci 93

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Ps.-Hippolytus — 16th century, second quarter; Crete (?)

MS. Barocci 145

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Prophecies, Homilies, etc. — Multiple dates; Italian, Venice

MS. Barocci 170

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Leo the Wise — 1577; Italian, Venice (?)

MS. Canon. Misc. 521

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Leo the Wise — 16th century; Italian
Treatise on motion — 1505; Italian
Hero of Alexandria — c. 1500; Italian

MS. Douce 85

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John of Seville, Epistola Aristotelis ad Alexandrum de regimine sanitatis (recension of Thomas of Cantimpré); Thomas of…

MS. Douce 92

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Louis le Blanc (attrib.) — 1509–1510; France

MS. Douce 205

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Jean Wauquelin — c. 1500; Flemish

MS. Douce 363

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George Cavendish, etc. — c. 1578–1580; English

MS. Douce 381

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Life of St. Juliana — 13th century
Adam Ross — 13th century
The Destruction of Troy — 13th century
Characters of first eighteen days of the month in relation to good and ill fortune — 15th century
Martijn van Thorout — 14th century, second half; Dutch
Romance of Garin de Montglane (?) — 15th century
Songs — 15th century, late
Songs with music — 14th century, late (?)
Chanson de Jérusalem — 13th century
Collectar and Hymnal — 13th century
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MS. Douce 387

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Johannes Bochius — c. 1594–95; Flemish

MS. Eng. hist. e. 193 (R)

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Thomas Gardiner, monk of Westminster — 1542; English

MS. Eng. misc. c. 13 (R)

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Pictures of the battle of Pinkie, 1547 — c. 1550; English

MS. Lat. misc. e. 85

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Vocabulary (Verbale), Vocabulary (Nominale) — 15th century; English
Sermon for Easter Day, Poem attacking Protestant reformers, etc. — 16th century; English
John Mandeville — 16th century; English

MS. Laud Gr. 27

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Ps.-Methodius, Constantine the Great, etc. — 15th and 16th centuries; Italian, Venice

MS. Mex. d. 1

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Codex Bodley (Codex Ñuu Tnoo–Ndisi Nuu): Mixtec pictorial manuscript (ñee ñuhu) — 16th century (precolonial; probably shortly before 1521); Mexico, Tilantongo (?)

MS. Rawl. A. 417

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Allegorical applications of ten scenes from the Old Testament and two from ancient history to the Christian Church, addressed to Charles VIII of France, Mass of St Anne — 16th century, beginning; French

MS. Rawl. B. 484

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Collectanea of Sir James Ware, comprising fragments, extracts and notes mostly on Ireland but including (fol. 85) cutting without text from a Psalter, English, Winchester, 10th century, second quarter — 10th century - 17th century; English, Winchester (in part)

MS. Rawl. C. 86

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Composite miscellany of literary, historical and devotional texts, mostly in Middle English

MS. Rawl. D. 893

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Guardbook of manuscript fragments

MS. Rawl. D. 1020

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'T. G.' (Thomas Gardiner) — 16th century, first half; English

MS. Selden Supra 90

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John Somer — 15th century, second quarter (c. 1434 (?)); English
Church documents — 12th century, late (1192 or after)
Astronomical tables with a Flemish calendar — c. 1180; Flemish (?)
The manner & forme of the Coronation of the Kinges of Scotland — 16th century; English
Narracio breuis et compendiosa rerum mirabilium regni Chinæ — c. 1600

MS. Span. c. 16

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Transcripts, with two original documents, concerning grants of arms and genealogy — 16th century and 17th century; Spanish

MS. Top. Glouc. d. 2

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Founder's and benefactors' book of Tewkesbury Abbey — 16th century, beginning; English, Tewkesbury