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Manuscript, written in England in the late 11th century, containing the satires of Persius, the fables of Avianus, and miscellaneous poetry and other works

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Manuscript, written in England in the late 11th century, containing the satires of Persius, the fables of Avianus, and miscellaneous poetry and other works
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Description	Most of the leaves are palimpsest, but the underwriting is illegible. The vellum is probably from the same sources as that in Adv.MS.18.7.8.
Shelfmark	Adv.MS.18.6.12
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Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Manuscripts Written and printed matter > Satires (literary works) Written and printed matter > Manuscripts > Palimpsests (manuscripts) Written and printed matter > Fables Written and printed matter > Poetry Written and printed matter > Histories (literary works) Written and printed matter > Riddles (documents) Written and printed matter > Biographies (literary works) Written and printed matter > Epigrams
Dates / events:	1060-1099 [Date created]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > England (country) [Place created]
Person / organisation:	Persius Flaccus, Aulus (poet), 34-62 AD [Author] Horatius Flaccus, Quintus (poet), 65-8 BC [Author] Symphosius (suggested author of the 'Aenigmata') [Author] Thorney Abbey (Cambridgeshire, England) [Former owner] Balfour, James, Sir, 1st Baronet of Denmilne and Kinnaird (antiquary), 1600-1657 [Former owner] Savile, Henry, of Banke (collector of manuscripts), 1568-1617 [Former owner] Avianus (fabulist), fl 400 AD [Author] Marbode of Rennes (Bishop of Rennes), c 1035-1123 [Author] Abbo of Saint-Germain (Benedictine monk, poet), d 921 [Author]
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