Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 12483
Bestiaire marial du Rosarius / Queue de Renart
Codicology
| Produced: | 14th century (after 1328) |
| Current Location: | Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France |
| Manuscript Type: | Miscellany |
| Language: | French |
| Folios: | 266 |
| Author: | Rosarius |
| Illustrated: | No |
| Media: | Parchment |
| Dimensions: | Height: 25.5 cm Width: 7.5 cm |
Description
Contains the Rosarius, , which includes the Bestiaire Marial on folio -. The Bestiaire uses 14 animals to illustrate the virtues of Mary. The animals and manuscript location are:
- Panther: folio 25v
- Swallow: folio 101r
- Stork: folio 116v
- Sheep: folio 135r
- Whale: folio 157r
- Caladrius: folio 162r
- Salamander: folio 167v
- Bee: folio 181r
- Swan: folio 215v (several lines lost)
- Nightingale: folio 241r
- Dove: folio 251v
- Turtledove: folio 255v
- Falcon: folio 264r
- Camel: folio 266r
The Bestiaire also includes a partial lapidary with four stones, after the Panther chapter.
Also contains Le dit de la queue de Renart on folio 240r-241r, a satirical poem that uses the Reynard the Fox genre for social commentary.
The manuscript has been badly trimmed, causing the loss of text at the beginning and end of some lines.
Alternate shelfmark: Supplément français 1132.
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Editions and Facsimiles
Printed editions
Angela Mattiacci, Le bestiaire marial tiré du Rosarius : Paris, ms. B.N. f. fr. 12483
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