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This beautifully engraved title page from a 1612 edition of the collected works of St. Bede contains a wonderfully stern admonition pasted onto to it at the bottom that threatens excommunication for anyone who might misappropriate the book.
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College, B. L. B. (2017, May 09). Collected Works of Bede. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/6603/
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College, Burns L. B. "Collected Works of Bede." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 09 May 2017. Web. 26 Jan 2020.
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