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The Magna Carta (or Great Charter of English Liberties), one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy. The Magna Carta coming to San Francisco belongs to the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England, and is one of four surviving manuscripts from the revised 1217 issue. Seventeen vintage originals still survive from the 13th century, including the manuscript that will be shown at the Legion of Honor.

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