The Catalan Bestiary is on folio 156r-175r with the title "Açò és lo libre de natures de bèsties e d'aucells e de lur significacio" and ends on folio 175v. There are 45 bestiary chapters. Not illustrated. The text is preceded by a table of contents on folio 156r-56v. Each animal chapter has a rubric noting the name of the animal.

This Catalan Bestiary manuscript is designated A.

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[From Aquatic animals in the Catalan Bestiari, page 127]

XI. Libre de natures de besties e d aucells e de lur significado. Folio 156b-d. Acó es lo libre etc. Rúbriques.-Ff. 157a-75b. Inc.: Bells senyors, totes les coses que los home(n)s aquest mon saben. ni poden saber, saben, per dues rahons, les qua! son aquestes. La primera rahó, si es seny, la segona si es sciencia ... Expl.: pus que ell l on convida. A Deu gracies e a la humil Verge María, mare sua. Amen.

Panunzio makes use of this as his base text for version A. There are 45 chapters on animals preceded by an index on f. 156rb and a prologue.

Additional Descriptions

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Editions and Facsimiles

Printed editions

Saverio Panunzio, Bestiaris

Digital facsimiles

Biblioteca Universitària de Barcelona