Durham University Library, Cosin MS V.ii.5
Bestiary (Second Family)
Codicology
| Current Location: | Durham University Library, Durham, England, United Kingdom |
| Shelfmark: | Cosin MS V.ii.5 |
| Produced: | England, 1300-1350 |
| Manuscript Type: | Miscellany |
| Bestiary Family: | Second |
| Language: | Latin |
| Folios: | 192 |
| Illustrated: | No |
| Media: | Parchment |
| Dimensions: | Height: 24.3 cm Width: 16.5 cm |
Description
The second family bestiary is on folio 101r-132r. It is not illustrated.
Incipit: Leo Fortissimus bestiarum ad nullius pauebit occursum. Bestiarum uocabulum proprie. Explicit: ab adam vsque nunc; in filios inobediencie debachatur.
The manuscript is a theological miscellany in eight sections, including A: Speculum spiritualis amicitiae, Speculum humilitatis; B: De anima ,De spiritu et anima; C: De venenis; D: Didascalicon, De potentiis anime, De unitate, De ortu scientiarum, Liber xxiv philosophorum, De septem noctibus; E: Bestiary; F: De victoria Christi contra Antichristum; G: Breviloquium de virtutibus antiquorum principum et philosophorum, Couplet; H: Pictor in carmine.
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