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• Paris France Bibliothèque Nationale de France Lat. 2296 (foll. 9–15, 28–43)

Written apparently at St Amand. Belonged to J. A. de Thou, who most likely obtained it from the Paris Jesuits (de Thou’s name, now erased, stood in the lower margin of fol. 1 and an erased press-mark in the upper margin). Later No. 1348 in the Colbert collection and 4230.2 in the Royal collection.

Script in our part is comely Caroline minuscule of a distinct type practised at St Amand and at Salzburg under Archbishop Arno, abbot of St Amand (783–821) and friend of Alcuin of Tours, the historic connections accounting for the signs of Tours influence seen in manuscripts of this type.

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