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Harley MS 273, ff 70r-85v, ff 70r-81r
- Record Id:
- 042-001945631
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001945628
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000060.0x000128
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 273, ff 70r-85v, ff 70r-81r
- Title:
-
Richard de Fournival, Bestiaire d'amour
- Scope & Content:
-
Richard de Fournival, Bestiaire d'amour (Bestiary of love), incipit: 'Tote gent desirent par nature a saver'.
Decoration:
The text is illustrated with ink drawings: Author talking to a woman; Author teaching; Author at work; Author presenting his book to a woman (f. 70r); Knights on horseback following their king; Knights kneeling in front of a king'; Cockerel (f. 70v); Ass; Man confronting a wolf; Grasshopper; Swan and a man harping (f. 71r); two images of dogs (f. 71v); Monkey and a hunter; Raven (f. 72r); Raven pecking dead man's eye; Man fighting a lion (f. 72v); two images of a weasel; Caladrius and a dead man; Siren addressing a man (f. 73r); Asp; Bird in a cage; Mole (f. 73r); Worm called 'Line'; Line watching through the wall (?); Phoenix; Bees (f. 74r); Tiger and a hunter with a mirror; Hunter killing a unicorn on virgin's lap (f . 74v); Punter; Cranes; Peacock (f. 75r); Lion and a hunter; two images of a cow (f. 75v); Weasel with cubs; Lion licking his cubs; Pelican; Beaver and a hunter (f. 76r); two images of birds (f. 76v); Hedgehog; Crocodile; Hydra (f. 77r); Hydrus; Serpents (f. 77v); Ape and a hunter; Siren and a ship (f. 78r); two images of bird (f. 78v); Ostrich; Two ostriches; Bird (f. 79r); Eagle; Dragon (f. 79v); Dragon and Elephant; Eagle and Dove; Scorpion (f. 80r); Whale and a ship; Fox (f. 80v); Raven (f. 81r).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Harley Collection
Harley Science Project - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002045828
040-001945628
041-001945630
042-001945631 - Is part of:
- Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts
Harley MS 273 : Compilation of religious and secular texts
Harley MS 273, ff 70r-85v : Richard de Fournival, Bestiaire d'amour, Robert Grosseteste, Rules, and other text including charms.
Harley MS 273, ff 70r-85v, ff 70r-81r : Richard de Fournival, Bestiaire d'amour - Hierarchy:
- 032-002045828[0272]/040-001945628[0002]/041-001945630[0001]/042-001945631
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Harley MS 1-7661
- Record Type (Level):
- SubItem
- Extent:
- 12 folios.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- French, Old
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1300
- End Date:
- 1329
- Date Range:
- 1300-1329
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)