Manuscript

Biblioteca Universitària de Barcelona, MS 82
Catalan Bestiary (fragment)

Codicology

Current Location: Biblioteca Universitària de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Shelfmark: MS 82
Produced: 15th-16th century
Manuscript Type: Miscellany
Bestiary Family: Catalan
Language: Catalan
Folios: 161
Illustrated: No
Media: Paper
Dimensions: Height: 29 cm Width: 20.7 cm

Description

Contains a partial Catalan Bestiary on folio 88v–90r.

This Catalan Bestiary manuscript is designated G.


[Adapted from Aquatic animals in the Catalan Bestiari, page 127]

A fragment from the bestiary appears in the Crónica Universal by Joan de Bur in 1425, although this copy seems to date from the beginning of the 16th century. The bestiary covers f. 88v–90r and is called by Panunzio version G. It is a short, descriptive text with no animal symbology.

Additional Descriptions

Additional description 1
Additional description 2 (page 127)

Editions and Facsimiles

Printed editions

Saverio Panunzio, Bestiaris