Biblioteca Universitària de Barcelona, MS 82
Codicology
Produced: | 16th century (?) |
Location: | Biblioteca Universitària de Barcelona (Biblioteca Universiària de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain |
Type: | Miscellany |
Family: | Catalan |
Language: | Catalan |
Illustrated: | No |
Description
A fragment from the bestiary that appears in the Crónica Universal by Joan de Bur in 1425, although this copy seems to date from the beginning of the 16th century. The bestiary covers f. 88v–90r and is called by Panunzio version G. It is a short, descriptive text with no animal symbology, and it contains the following species:
88va. Elephant (elefant). Tiger (tigris).
89rb. Salamander (salamandra), mole (galipa), chameleon (camalleó) and herring (peix).12 Camel (camel). Indian dragon (drac). Basilisk (basilisk).
[Adapted from Aquatic animals in the Catalan Bestiari, page 127]
Additional Descriptions
Additional description
(page 127)
Editions and Facsimiles
None known