Manuscript

British Library, Arundel MS 98
(Historia Naturalis)

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Produced: Southern England, 1225-1275
Current Location: British Library, London, England, UK
Manuscript Type: Encyclopedia
Language: Latin
Folios: 160
Author: Pliny the Elder
Illustrated: No
Media: Parchment
Dimensions: Height: 43 cm Width: 31 cm
Sample page - British Library Arundel MS 98
Folio 1r

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The Historia Naturalis (Book 1-18) by Pliny the Elder, plus some excerpts from other works by Pliny. There are several large decorated initials, some containing animal figures.

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