Manuscript

Westminster Abbey Library, MS 22
(Westminster Abbey Bestiary)

Codicology

Produced: England, c 1275-1300
Current Location: Westminster Abbey Library, London, England, UK
Manuscript Type: Bestiary
Bestiary Family: Third
Language: Latin
Folios: 65
Illustrated: Yes
Media: Parchment
Script: Gothic
Dimensions: Height: 22.3 cm Width: 16.3 cm
Sample page - Westminster Abbey Library ms 22
Folio 44r

Description

Created in York, England in the late thirteenth century, this bestiary contains 164 miniatures of the animals described in the Latin text. This bestiary belongs to the third family that appears in the thirteenth century. It alters the ordering of the animals, beginning with domesticated livestock.

Additional Descriptions

None known

Editions and Facsimiles

Printed editions

Ilya Dines, 2019

Printed facsimiles

SiloƩ, arte y bibliofilia, Burgos, 2004