An edition of manuscript Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, Hs 2780. Text in Latin with introduction in German.

The only textual witness of the Novus Phisiologus that we know of is manuscript 2780 from the Darmstadt library, where the tradition of the Novus Phisiologus begins on page 156 without a title, but with a capital initial; The title of the work is mentioned in the Explicit on page 185 with the simple words Explicit Novus Phisiologus. It is a work that, despite its title, cannot be counted among the Latin versions of Physiologus known to us; In contrast to the old Latin Physiologus, our Novus Physiologus leaves the trees and stones aside, whereas in the descriptive and also in the allegorically explanatory part he discusses the animals recorded by him, as in the Latin Physiologus, in much more detail and in greater detail than in the Latin Physiologus is concerned: The Novus Physiologus provides countless data of which the Latin Physiologus is completely unaware. Because our work omits some of the animals treated by the Latin Physiologus and, on the other hand, takes into account animals that did not find a place in the Latin Physiologus, the Novus Physiologus also makes a selection with its own thematic program. - [Author]

Language: German

ISBN: 90-04-08894-6; LCCN: 8835223; LC: PA8275.B41989; DDC: 871/.0319; OCLC: 18984569