Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 3638A
Codicology
| Produced: | Paris, 13th century |
| Current Location: | Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France |
| Manuscript Type: | Bestiary |
| Bestiary Family: | First : H |
| Aviary Group: | None |
| Language: | Latin |
| Folios: | 94 |
| Illustrated: | Yes |
| Media: | Parchment |
| Dimensions: | Height: 20 cm Width: 13.5 cm |
Description
Contains the Aviarium of Hugh of Fouilloy (folios 1r-59r). All chapters and the prologues are present, but chapters 49 and 50 and after chapter 58. Illustrations: second prologue has a picture of the author with a dove; Part I has a picture of the cedar and Christ; Part II has portraits of the birds. Illustrations are full color. The style is similar to that of Bibliothéque Municipale de Chalon-sur-Saône, MS 14.
Also contains a complete illustrated bestiary of the First Family, H version, not noted in McCulloch or Clark & McMunn.
The combination of the De avibus and a version of the Physiologus and/or a bestiary is called the De bestiis et aliis rebus, usually (and incorrectly) attributed to Hugh of Saint Victor.
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Editions and Facsimiles
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