MS. Bodl. 533

Summary Catalogue no.: 2251

Bestiary, etc.; England, 13th century, middle

Incipit: Bestiar⟨i⟩um uocabulum proprie conuenit leonibus

Explicit: scribe in buxo

A Bestiarum moralizatum or Liber de naturis bestiarum, in about 133 chapters, the last 21 of which (fol. 28) are about trees, not animals.

There are many well-drawn and curious figures of animals, etc.

2. (fol. 29v)

Isidore, Etymologies XI.i.1-147

Incipit: Natura dicta eo quod aliquid

Explicit: Quod ad hominem & partes attinet corporis ex parte dictum est: nunc etatis eius subiungamus

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: parchment

Extent: i + 35 leaves

Dimensions (binding): 8 × 6 in.

Layout

2 cols

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 433, pl. XXXVII

Fine miniatures

History

Origin: 13th century, middle ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

The entry which follows this volume in the Benefactors' Register, namely 'De Fundamentis legum Angliæ, & de Conscientia . 8. MS.' refers to a printed book, which bore the press-mark '8° F. 1 Jur.' in 1605, and still bears it

‘Iste liber pertinet ad DO(?)L’, early 16th century

Presented to the Bodleian by 'Edwarde Fletewoode' in 1601

Record Sources

Description adapted (January 2022) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973)

Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 278

Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 279

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (18 images from 35mm slides)

Abbreviations

View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.

Last Substantive Revision

2023-01-20: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)

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