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. 2015 Nov 23;112(49):15066–15071. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1512264112

Table S2.

Sample details for 72 13th century pocket Bibles

Sample no. Shelf-mark Library Date Size, mm No. of leaves Thickness, mm No. of pages sampled Location of production Species
CCC 31–32 CCCC MS 246 Corpus Christi College Cambridge 1200–1300 156 × 102 410 0.05–0.08 2 England Calf
CL 001 Gg.6.15 Cambridge University Library 1225–1250 184 × 130 504 0.06–0.09 1 France Calf
CL 002 Gg.6.45 Cambridge University Library 1225–1250 136 × 92 532 0.07–0.1 1 France Calf
CL 003–005 Add.1848 Cambridge University Library 1225–1250 156 × 109 407 0.07–0.2 3 France Goat
CL 006 Add.6159 Cambridge University Library 1225–1250 137 × 88 594 0.04–0.06 1 France Calf
CL 057–059 Pembroke 268 Cambridge University Library 1200–1300 198 × 128 480 0.06–0.2 3 France Calf
CL 064–067 Add.8438 Cambridge University Library 1200–1300 185 × 130 424 0.07–0.13 4 France Calf
CL 082–086 Hh.1.3 Cambridge University Library 1250–1275 198 × 195 367 0.06–0.15 5 England Calf
CL 087–091 Ii.6.22 Cambridge University Library 1250–1300 142 × 102 299 0.06–0.12 5 Italy Goat
CL 092–094 Ii.6.12 Cambridge University Library 1200–1300 165 × 104 469 0.06–0.14 3 France Calf
CL 100–101 Dd.5.52 Cambridge University Library 1200–1300 210 × 140 333 0.1–0.18 2 England Calf and goat
CL 102–104 Gg.1.27 Cambridge University Library 1225–1250 224 × 153 406 0.07–0.22 3 England Calf and goat
CL 105–106 Dd.10.29 Cambridge University Library 1250–1275 235 × 160 439 0.08–0.15 2 England Calf
CL 107–108 Ee.1.16 Cambridge University Library 1200–1300 208 × 150 349 0.08–0.13 2 Northern France or England Calf
CL 109–110 Ii.4.10 Cambridge University Library 1225–1250 242 × 170 346 0.1–0.2 2 England Calf
CL 111–112 Ee.1.9 Cambridge University Library 1200–1300 210 × 150 285 0.08–0.18 4 England Calf
CL 118–119
CL 113–114 Mm.1.2 Cambridge University Library 1200–1300 245 × 163 610 0.06–0.1 2 Northern France or England Goat
CL 120–121 Gg.1.3 Cambridge University Library 1225–1275 211 × 140 375 0.08–0.11 2 England Calf
CL 122–123 Ff.6.19 Cambridge University Library 1200–1300 146 × 97 567 0.04–0.09 2 Calf
CL 124–125 Ff.6.20 Cambridge University Library 1200–1300 146 × 98 453 0.03–0.06 2 Goat
CL 126–127 Dd.15.35 Cambridge University Library 1200–1300 148 × 94 476 0.06–0.1 2 Goat
CL 128–129 Dd.12.47 Cambridge University Library 1200–1300 150 × 106 502 0.04–0.08 2 Northern France or England Calf
CL 130–131CL 179–196 Ee.6.26 Cambridge University Library 1220–1230 198 × 138 459 0.07–0.28 20 England Calf and sheep
CL 132–136 Ff.6.45 Cambridge University Library 1225–1275 144 × 103 478 0.05–0.09 5 England Goat
DCL 05–06 A.IV.37 Durham Cathedral Library 1200–1300 235 × 147 376 2 England? Calf
DCL 07–10 A.IV.30 Durham Cathedral Library 1225–1275 159 × 106 576 4 France? Calf
DUL 01–03 DUL MS Cosin V.V.17 Durham University Library 1200–1300 127 × 92 322 0.08–0.08 3 Southern France or Northern Italy Goat
DUL 04–06 DUL MS Cosin V.V.18 Durham University Library 1200–1300 132 × 87 420 0.05–0.05 3 France Calf
FLP 01–03 Lewis E 029 Free Library of Philadelphia 1230–1240 182 × 113 160 3 England Calf
FLP 04–06 Lewis E 028 Free Library of Philadelphia 1270–1270 159 × 105 659 3 France Calf
FLP 07–09 Lewis E 030 Free Library of Philadelphia 1225–1250 142 × 98 539 3 England Goat
FLP 10–12 Lewis E 033 Free Library of Philadelphia 1250–1250 150 × 104 341 3 France Calf
FLP 13–15 Lewis E 036 Free Library of Philadelphia 1260–1280 166 × 123 370 3 Italy Goat
FLP 16–18 Lewis E 039 Free Library of Philadelphia 1250–1250 186 × 126 403 3 Italy Goat
JRL 158–159 MSM0163 Morgan Library 1229–1229 220 × 150 454 0.09–0.15 2 France Goat
KRPB Ms. 56 University of St. Louis 1200–1300 150 × 100 236 0.11–0.18 1 France Calf
MAGGS 02 14739 Maggs Bros. Ltd. 1200–1300 1 Goat
MAGGS 03 14754 Maggs Bros. Ltd. 1200–1300 1 Goat
MAGGS 05 12307 Maggs Bros. Ltd. 1200–1300 1 Goat
NRO W 14 PARIS BIBLE Private collection 1225–1275 158 × 112 395 0.12–0.12 1 France Calf
OSU 01–18 OSU.MS.MR.Frag.74 Ohio State University 1220–1220 220 × 145 440 0.1–0.2 18 France Calf
RLB 01–03 Ms 2053 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 223 × 157 443 3 France (north) Goat
RLB 04–06 Ms 4911 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 130 × 93 180 0.093–0.149 3 France (north), Low Countries, or England Calf
RLB 07–09 Ms 5627 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 140 × 94 588 0.061–0.078 3 France (north) Calf
RLB 10–12 Ms 8428 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 208 × 159 412 0.082–0.174 3 England Calf
RLB 13–15 Ms 8882 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 140 × 96 486 0.067–0.088 3 France (north) Calf
RLB 16–18 Ms 10517 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 150 × 95 664 3 France (north) Calf
RLB 19–21 Ms 10518 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 140 × 90 642 3 France (north) Calf
RLB 22–24 Ms 10520 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 140 × 85 790 3 France (north) Calf
RLB 25–27 Ms 10521 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 154 × 97 592 3 France (north) Calf
RLB 28–30 Ms 10522 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 178 × 122 481 0.074–0.126 3 France or Italy Calf and goat
RLB 31–33 Ms 10523 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 178 × 116 359 0.101–0.172 3 France (north) Calf
RLB 34–36 Ms 10524 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 169 × 117 418 0.087–0.147 3 France (north), Low Countries, or England Calf
RLB 37–39 Ms 10545 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 221 × 149 462 0.031–0.105 3 France (north) Calf
RLB 40–42 Ms 10753 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 211 × 147 550 0.06–0.083 3 France (north) Calf
RLB 43–45 Ms 10860 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 180 × 124 604 0.056–0.104 3 France (north) or Low Countries or England Calf and goat
RLB 46–48 Ms 14680 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 143 × 95 545 0.06–0.083 3 France (north) Calf
RLB 49–51 Ms 21700 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 125 × 91 583 0.05–0.084 3 France (north) Calf
RLB 52–54 Ms 2663–64 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 193 × 133 456 0.087–0.124 3 France (north) Calf
RLB 55–57 Ms IV 290 Royal Library of Belgium 1200–1300 244 × 175 478 0.135–0.211 3 Spain? Goat
UPenn 02 Ms. Codex 236 Schoenberg Institute, University of Pennsylvania 1235–1240 218 × 148 465 1 France Calf
UPenn 03 Ms. Codex 1065 Schoenberg Institute, University of Pennsylvania 1240–1250 178 × 117 356 4 England? Goat
DNA UPenn 04–06
UMLB 07–08 Bible Vulgata RARES 091 B47C University of Melbourne 1250–1300 130 × 90 595 2 France or England Calf
UVA 15 M.MS.N Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia 1200–1300 158 × 95 603 0.07–0.07 1 France Calf
VV 17–18 Holkham Hall MS 10 Holkham Hall 1240–1260 226 × 152 2 France Calf
VV 19–20 Holkham Hall MS 11 Holkham Hall 1200–1300 178 × 134 2 France Calf
VV 21–22 Holkham Hall MS 12 Holkham Hall 1200–1300 185 × 123 2 France Goat
VV 23–25 Holkham Hall MS 13 Holkham Hall 1230–1250 225 × 144 3 France Goat
VV 26–27 Holkham Hall MS 1 Holkham Hall 1300–1400 163 × 108 2 England Calf
YML 04–06 XVI.N.6 York Minster Library 1225–1275 203 × 143 333 0.1–0.14 3 England Calf
YML 13–15 XVI.N.5 York Minster Library 1200–1250 200 × 140 420 0.07–0.11 3 France Calf
YML 16–18 XVI.N.10 York Minster Library 1225–1275 151 × 99 665 0.06–0.1 3 France? Calf