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Word: urbino (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Testament, is perhaps the most valuable. The "Cicero de Republica," the celebrated Palimpset discov red by Cardinal Mai, under a version of St. Augustine's "Commentary on the Psalms," is considered the oldest Latin manuscript extant. The large "Hebrew Bible," in folio, from the library of the duke of Urbino, is interesting from its historical associations, the Jews of Venice having offered for it its weight in gold...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE VATICAN LIBRARY. | 12/6/1883 | See Source »

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