MS. Rawl. G. 69
Summary Catalogue no.: 14799
Contents
Bestiarium moralizatum
Rubric: Hic incipit liber bestiarum, volucrum, piscium, vermium, lapidum, & arborum
Incipit: De columba. [Praefatio] Desiderii tui karissime peitionibus satisfacere cupiens ... edo N...
Explicit: iudicium Domini futurum non pertimescunt
The first part of a short Bestiarium moralizatum. The first part is 'de columba', then 'de uento aquilonis', 'de uento australi', 'de speciebus accipitris'. Ends in 'de ciconia', with the likelihood that some pages are missing
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 109 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9.125 × 6.5 in.
Condition
Fol. 1 is mutilated. Probably missing some leaves.
Layout
2 cols
Decoration
Spaces left blank for small pictures.
Additions: 'Charitas Harmonia' is a motto added on fol. 1 (16th century)
History
Origin: 13th century, late
Record Sources
Description adapted (January 2023) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1895)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2023-01-25: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1895)