Manuscript

Bibliothèque du Château de Chantilly (Musée Condé), Ms 478
(L'Image du monde)

Codicology

Produced: France (north), Late 13th - early 14th century
Current Location: Bibliothèque du Château de Chantilly (Musée Condé), Chantilly, France
Manuscript Type: Encyclopedia
Language: French
Folios: 84
Author: Gossuin de Metz
Illustrated: No
Media: Parchment
Dimensions: Height: 25.5 cm Width: 16.5 cm
Sample page - Bibliothèque du Château de Chantilly (Musée Condé) MS 478
Folio 74r

Description

L'Image du monde, an encyclopedia in French verse by Gossuin de Metz. The animal descriptions are in the section on the regions and geography of the world; none are illustrated.

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