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Biblioteca Ambrosiana, I 78 sup.
(Bestiaire d'amour)

Codicology

Produced: 14th century
Location: Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy
Type: Miscellany
Language: French
Folios: 142
Author: Richard de Fournival
Illustrated: Yes
Media: Parchment
Dimensions: Height: 28 cm Width: 19 cm
Folio 134v

Description

The Bestiaire d'amour by Richard de Fournival is on folio 133r-142v. Illustrated with tiny (30mm) color images in frames. There is at least one folio missing at the beginning; the text starts with the account of the wolf, rather than the cock and onager stories which should be first.

This is the copy of the Bestiaire designated W.

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