Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België, Ms. 8536-43
De avibus / Bestiary
Codicology
| Current Location: | Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België, Brussels, Belgium |
| Shelfmark: | Ms. 8536-43 |
| Produced: | France or Flanders, ca. 1250 |
| Manuscript Type: | Miscellany |
| Aviary Group: | Heiligenkreuz |
| Language: | Latin |
| Folios: | 53 |
| Author: | Hugh of Fouilloy |
| Illustrated: | Yes |
| Media: | Parchment |
| Script: | Littera textualis |
| Dimensions: | Height: 23.8 cm Width: 16.5 cm |
Description
Folio 73r-98r: The Aviarium of Hugh of Fouilloy, complete. Chapters 13-16 ordered 14, 13, 16, 15. There is one illustration, with unfilled spaces left for 29 others.
Clark aviary group: Heiligenkreuz.
Folio 98r-114v: A bestiary. One historiated initial; unfilled spaces left for illustrations in all chapters.
The combination of the De avibus and a version of the Physiologus and/or a bestiary is called the De bestiis et aliis rebus, usually (and incorrectly) attributed to Hugh of Saint Victor.
Folio 116r: De medicina animae of Hugh of Fouilloy.
Additional Descriptions
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