Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 2494
De avibus
Codicology
| Current Location: | Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France |
| Shelfmark: | lat. 2494 |
| Produced: | France?, 12th century |
| Manuscript Type: | Miscellany |
| Aviary Group: | None |
| Language: | Latin |
| Folios: | 102 |
| Illustrated: | No |
| Media: | Parchment |
| Dimensions: | Height: 25 cm Width: 15.5 cm |
Description
The De avibus, a moralized book on birds by Hugh of Fouilloy, is on folio 3r-43r.Spaces were left for illustrations, but none were completed. There are 56 chapters present; the ibis and coot chapters are not included. The text ends with Explicit liber primus, suggesting this was considered to be Book I of the four book De bestiis et aliis rebus.
Clark aviary group: none.
Also includes Hugh's De rota, De medicine animae and De nuptiis.
Alternate shelfmarks: Dupuy 1180; Regius 4161; Rigault 1904.
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