British Library, Sloane MS 3544
Codicology
Produced: | England, late 13th Century |
Location: | British Library, London, England, UK |
Type: | Bestiary |
Family: | Second |
Language: | Latin |
Folios: | 44 |
Illustrated: | Yes |
Media: | Parchment |
Script: | Gothic |
Dimensions: | Height: 19 cm Width: 13.5 cm |
Description
This is a much more modestly produced Second Family bestiary. Although the text is standard, it contains innumerable errors of transcription, and of the 112 framed miniatures some are eccentric and others display a distinctly comic character... The illustrations employ no gold and are painted in brown, green and red on alternately blue and crimson backgrounds. - [Payne, p.15]
The bestiary is on folios 1r-44r.
Numerous (112) miniatures in brown, green, and red, on alternately blue and red backgrounds. Small initials in red.
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