Bibliothèque Municipale de Chalon-sur-Saône, MS 14
Codicology
Produced: | France, ca. 1240 |
Location: | Bibliothèque Municipale de Chalon-sur-Saône, Chalon-sur-Saône, France |
Type: | Bestiary |
Family: | First: H |
Language: | Latin |
Folios: | 92 |
Illustrated: | Yes |
Scribe: | Multiple |
Media: | Parchment |
Script: | Littera textualis formata |
Dimensions: | Height: 32 cm Width: 25 cm |
Description
The bestiary is on folios 55r-89r, with folios 55r-74v being part of the Aviarium of Hugh of Fouilloy (Clark aviary group: Paris). Bound with other texts by Hugh, as well as texts by Hugh of St Victor, Ambrose, Jerome. The bestiary has 37 full color illustrations (with 19 of those in the Aviarium section). The illustrations are in frames, and are mostly in blue, green and red.
Additional Descriptions
Editions and Facsimiles
Digital facsimiles
Bibliothèque virtuelle des manuscrits médiévaux (BVMM) (partial, mostly extracted images)