Manuscript
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 6749A
(De avibus)
Codicology
| Produced: | France (Tours?), ca. 1450 |
| Current Location: | Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France |
| Manuscript Type: | Aviary |
| Language: | Latin |
| Folios: | 87 |
| Author: | Albertus Magnus |
| Illustrated: | No |
| Illustrator: | Maître de Charles du Maine |
| Media: | Parchment |
| Dimensions: | Height: 21 cm Width: 14.5 cm |
Folio 1r
Description
De avibus (On birds), being Book 23 extracted from De animalibus by Albertus Magnus. The other 25 books are omitted. Folio 1r is fully decorated, with a painting of Albert (?) holding a book on birds, and four unidentified falcon-like birds in the right and bottom margins. There are no other illustrations.
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