The subject of my last blog was the illuminated manuscripts. Quite by accident I stumbled on an article that is very relevant to this subject so I thought that I would mention it in a supplemental post.
The subject of the article was a rare illuminated manuscript that is currently housed in the Aberdeen University Library. It is a "bestiary" that was owned by Henry VIII and is a primer of sorts which contains stories and anecdotes about the animal kingdom. The official name of this manuscript is No.518 Liber de Bestiarium Natura and was first listed in the inventories of the Royal Library in 1542. This manuscript is extremely well preserved. The colors are described as "rich and bold". Each of the illuminations are set in a frame with a background of burnished gold.
I am including a link to the official Aberdeen site which has translations, commentaries, and illustration details. Go to "Full Index" under Bestiary.
http://abdn.ac.uk/bestiary/contents.hti
This is a fascinating text. One could spend a great length of time viewing the onlin text.
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