Manuscript

Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 132
(Bestiaire of Guillaume le Clerc)

Codicology

Produced: England, c. 1250
Current Location: Bodleian Library, Oxford, England, UK
Manuscript Type: Miscellany
Bestiary Family: French
Language: French
Folios: 86
Author: Guillaume le Clerc
Illustrated: Yes
Media: Parchment
Dimensions: Height: 24.8 cm Width: 17.4 cm
Sample page - Bodleian Library MS. Douce 132
Folio 70r

Description

A combination of two manuscripts produced in the middle of the 13th century, probably in England. Includes the illustrated Bestiaire of Guillaume le Clerc on folios 63r-81v. This is the copy of the Bestiaire designated P by Reinsch.

Texts:

A. f.35r: The Fables of Marie de France, in French verse.

B. f.63r: The Bestiaire of Guillaume le Clerc, with illustrations.

Bodleian Summary Catalog number 21706.

Additional Descriptions

Additional description 1
Additional description 2 (digitized summary catalog)

Editions and Facsimiles

Digital facsimiles

Bodleian Library (partial, 5 page images, 1 extracted image)