Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 602
(Bestiary)
Codicology
Produced: | South England (St Albans?), 13th century, 2nd quarter |
Location: | Bodleian Library, Oxford, England, UK |
Type: | Bestiary |
Family: | First; B-Is |
Language: | Latin |
Folios: | 65 |
Illustrated: | Yes |
Media: | Parchment |
Script: | Littera textualis |
Dimensions: | Height: 24 cm Width: 17.5 cm |
Description
The bestiary is on folio 4r-36r; it is fully illustrated. In some cases the moralization is illustrated.
The Aviarium of Hugh of Fouilloy is on folio 36v-65v; missing chapters 52-60. 18 line drawings with heavy wash, some in the margins, in the style of the school of Matthew Paris. Clark aviary group: Paris.
Additional Descriptions
Editions and Facsimiles
Digital facsimiles
Bodleian Library (partial, most folios missing)