Manuscript

Biblioteca Universitària de Barcelona, MS 75

Codicology

Produced: 15th century
Current Location: Biblioteca Universitària de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Manuscript Type: Miscellany
Bestiary Family: Catalan
Language: Catalan
Folios: 178
Illustrated: No
Media: Parchment
Dimensions: Height: 28 cm Width: 21 cm
Sample page - Biblioteca Universitària de Barcelona MS 75
Folio 166r

Description

The bestiary is on folio 156r-175r with the title "Açò és lo libre de natures de bèsties e d'aucells e de lur significacio" and ends on folio 175v. There are 45 bestiary chapters. The text is not illustrated.


[From Aquatic animals in the Catalan Bestiari, page 127]

XI. Libre de natures de besties e d aucells e de lur significado. Folio 156b-d. Acó es lo libre etc. Rúbriques.-Ff. 157a-75b. Inc.: Bells senyors, totes les coses que los home(n)s aquest mon saben. ni poden saber, saben, per dues rahons, les qua! son aquestes. La primera rahó, si es seny, la segona si es sciencia ... Expl.: pus que ell l on convida. A Deu gracies e a la humil Verge María, mare sua. Amen.

Panunzio makes use of this as his base text for version A. There are 45 chapters on animals preceded by an index on f. 156rb and a prologue.

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