Manuscript

Bibliothèque Municipale de Chalon-sur-Saône, MS 14

Codicology

Produced: France, ca. 1240
Current Location: Bibliothèque Municipale de Chalon-sur-Saône, Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Manuscript Type: Bestiary
Bestiary Family: First : H
Aviary Group: Paris
Language: Latin
Folios: 92
Illustrated: Yes
Scribe: Multiple
Media: Parchment
Script: Littera textualis formata
Dimensions: Height: 32 cm Width: 25 cm
Sample page - Bibliothèque Municipale de Chalon-sur-Saône MS 14
Folio 83v

Description

The bestiary is on folios 55r-89r, with folios 55r-74v being part of the De avibus of Hugh of Fouilloy. Bound with other texts by Hugh, as well as texts by Hugh of St Victor, Ambrose, Jerome. The bestiary has 37 full color illustrations (with 19 of those in the Aviarium section). The illustrations are in frames, and are mostly in blue, green and red.

Clark aviary group: Paris.

Additional Descriptions

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Additional description 3 (page 278)

Editions and Facsimiles

Digital facsimiles

ARCA - Bibliothèque virtuelle des manuscrits médiévaux (BVMM)