Manuscript

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Chig.M.V.117
Libro della natura degli animali (Tuscan Bestiary)

Codicology

Current Location: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican City State
Shelfmark: Chig.M.V.117
Produced: 1450-1500
Manuscript Type: Miscellany
Language: Italian
Folios: 130
Illustrated: No
Media: Paper
Sample page - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana Chig.M.V.117
Folio 113r

Description

The Tuscan (Italian) bestiary is on folio 111r-122r. Also known as the Libro della natura degli animali. The usual fables are not included.

This Tuscan Bestiary manuscript is designated Ch2.

Additional Descriptions

Additional description 1
Additional description 2 (page 399-400)
Additional description 3 (column 903-904)

Editions and Facsimiles

Printed editions

Maximilian Goldstaub, Richard Wendriner, Ein Tosco-Venezianischer Bestiarius (1892)

Milton S. Garver, Kenneth McKenzie, Il Bestiario Toscano: secondo la lexione dei codice di Padua e di Roma (1912)

Davide Checchi, Libro della natura degli animali : bestiario toscano del secolo 13. : edizione critica (2020)

Digital facsimiles

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (low quality scans from microfilm)