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| Country of Location: | Country of Location Switzerland |
| Location: | Location Basel |
| Library / Collection: | Library / Collection Universitätsbibliothek |
| Shelfmark: | Shelfmark F II 20 |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title Aristoteles, De animalibus libri XIX |
| Caption: | Caption Parchment · 152 ff. · 24.5-25 x 17.5-18 cm · 13th century |
| Language: | Language Latin |
| Manuscript Summary: | Manuscript Summary Since the 9th century, Aristotle’s Historia animalium, an orderly description of various creatures, had been available in an Arabic translation, which Michael Scotus translated into Latin in 1220. The decoration of the initials in this manuscript, which Johannes Heynlin purchased in Paris and bequeathed to the Carthusian monastery of Basel, is rich in drolleries. Throughout the volume, there are annotations by various hands. |
| Standard description: | Standard description Aus: HAN, Verbundkatalog Handschriften - Archive - Nachlässe, 2017.Show standard description |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | DOI (Digital Object Identifier 10.5076/e-codices-ubb-F-II-0020 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-ubb-F-II-0020) |
| Permanent link: | Permanent link https://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/ubb/F-II-0020 |
| IIIF Manifest URL: | IIIF Manifest URL  https://e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/ubb-F-II-0020/manifest.json |
| How to quote: | How to quote Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, F II 20: Aristoteles, De animalibus libri XIX (https://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/ubb/F-II-0020). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 12/14/2017 |
| External resources: | External resources |
| Rights: | Rights Images:  (Concerning all other rights see each manuscript description and our Terms of use) |
| Document Type: | Document Type Manuscript |
| Century: | Century 13th century |
| Decoration: | Decoration Figurative, Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Initial, Ornamental |
| Binding: | Binding 13th century |
| With in situ fragment: | With in situ fragment Pastedown |
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Die schönsten Seiten der Schweiz. Geistliche und weltliche Handschriften / Trésors enluminés de Suisse. Manuscrits sacrés et profanes, M. Bernasconi Reusser, C. Flüeler, B. Roux (ed.), Cinisello Balsamo (Milano) 2020, 300-301, Nr. 70 (A. Stones).
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