Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 167
Codicology
| Produced: | England (?), 1st half 13th century |
| Current Location: | Bodleian Library, Oxford, England, UK |
| Manuscript Type: | Bestiary |
| Bestiary Family: | First : B-Is |
| Language: | Latin |
| Folios: | 15 |
| Illustrated: | Yes |
| Media: | Parchment |
| Dimensions: | Height: 26.7 cm Width: 19.4 cm |
Description
An illustrated bestiary, partly based on the Etymologiae of Isidore of Seville..
Begins (rubric): 'De natura leonis, bestiarum seu animaliam regis. (text): Etenim Iacob benedicens ... Physiologus dicit tres res.' Ends with a chapter on the wolf (de lupo rapaci): 'Cerberus nostro gaudens iteritu.'
McCulloch (p.29) notes that the manuscript "adds [a] chapter on Lupus after Mermecolion".
Bodleian Summary Catalog number 21741.
Additional Descriptions
Editions and Facsimiles
Digital facsimiles
Bodleian Library (partial, 2 page images, 7 extracted images)
