Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 15213
(Bestiaire d'amour / Aesop's Fables)
Codicology
Produced: | Paris, 1325-1350 |
Location: | Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France |
Type: | Bestiary |
Language: | French |
Folios: | 95 |
Author: | Richard de Fournival |
Illustrated: | Yes |
Illustrator: | Richard de Montbaston |
Description
A copy of Aesop's Fables (an anonymous translation of Novus Aesopus by Nequam) is on folios 1r - 56v. The Bestiaire d'amour of Richard de Fournival is on folios 57r - 95v.
Both are richly illustrated, probably by the same artist, with liberal use of gold. The are many ornate initials.
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