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British Library, Royal MS 20 A III
L'image du monde

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Current Location: British Library, London, England, United Kingdom
Shelfmark: Royal MS 20 A III
Produced: France or England, 1342
Manuscript Type: Miscellany
Language: French
Folios: 237
Author: Gossuin de Metz
Illustrated: No
Media: Parchment
Dimensions: Height: 23 cm Width: 14 cm
Sample page - British Library Royal MS 20 A III
Folio 10r

Description

L'Image du monde, an encyclopedia in French verse by Gossuin de Metz is on folio 1r-120r. The animal descriptions are in the section on the regions and geography of the world; none are illustrated.

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