Stiftsbibliothek Heiligenkreuz, Codex Sancrucensis 226
(Heiligenkreuz Aviary)
Codicology
Produced: | Eastern France, late 12th century |
Current Location: | Stiftsbibliothek Heiligenkreuz, Vienna, Austria |
Manuscript Type: | Miscellany |
Aviary Group: | Heilingenkreuz |
Language: | Latin |
Folios: | 153 |
Author: | Hugh of Fouilloy |
Illustrated: | Yes |
Illustrator: | Single |
Scribe: | Single |
Media: | Parchment |
Script: | Littera textualis |
Dimensions: | Height: 26.1 cm Width: 17.5 cm |
Description
The De avibus of Hugh of Fouilloy is on folios 129r-145v. All chapters are present. 30 line drawings. Large initial for the prologue, smaller colored initials for the chapters.
Clark aviary group: Heilingenkreuz.
This is the manuscript designated H in Clark's edition.
Also contains another work by Hugh (De rota) and an unrelated manuscript of letters and writings by St Bernard.
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Editions and Facsimiles
Printed editions
Willene B. Clark, Medieval Book of Birds: Hugh of Fouilloy's Aviarium
Digital facsimiles
Stiftsbibliothek Heiligenkreuz (PDF file)