Morgan Library, MS M.832
(De naturis bestiarum)
Codicology
| Produced: | Austria, c. 1150 |
| Current Location: | Morgan Library, New York, New York, USA |
| Manuscript Type: | Miscellany |
| Physiologus Version: | Dicta Chrysostomi |
| Language: | Latin |
| Folios: | 10 |
| Author: | Pseudo-Joannes Chrysostomus |
| Illustrated: | Yes |
| Binding: | Modern tan oasis niger |
| Media: | Vellum |
| Script: | Minuscule |
| Dimensions: | Height: 28.6 cm Width: 20.3 cm |
Description
Physiologus, Dicta Chrysostomi version; written and illustrated in the Benedictine monastery of Göttweig in Austria, manuscript no. 39 (Cat. 101) in the monastery; purchased from H.P. Kraus in 1950.
Texts:
- Rabanus Maurus, De inventione linguarum, a treatise on alphabets (excerpts, f.1r-1v)
- Pseudo-Joannes Chrysostomus De naturis bestiarum (f 2r-10v). Dicta Chrysostomi version of the Physiologus.. Title in rubrics: Incipiunt dicta Johanne Crisostimi. De naturis bestiarum
Other manuscripts with these texts include Vienna, Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 1010 and British Library, Sloane MS 278.
32 colored drawings. The illustrations are simple colored pen drawings, shaded in red, green or lavender.
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