The illustrated Bestiaire of Pierre de Beauvais is on folios 198v-212v. The illustrations are colored drawings with colored backgrounds, almost all enclosed in decorative frames. Many of the images are rubbed and faded, and some are damaged.

This manuscript has a description and illustration of the Orphan Bird, found only in Pierre's Bestiaire , on folio 212v.

Also contains (not illustrated):

• Of Jonah and the whale, poem (f.128v)
• The Unicorn, poem (f.139v)
• Lapidary which tells the virtues of precious stones (f.213r)

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