The Aberdeen Bestiary is a twelfth century English illuminated manuscript bestiary first listed in 1542 in the inventory of the Old Royal Library at the Palace of Westminster. It is often considered the sister manuscript of the Ashmole Bestiary, and its origins and patrons are known only circumstantially, though it most likely originated in the thirteenth century under a wealthy ecclesiastical patron from northern or southern England; it now resides in the Aberdeen University Library in Scotland.
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Year CreatedSource text itself is inconsistent: described as a 12th-century manuscript but states it most likely originated from the 13th century; recorded here at century precision pending a dedicated citations-phase resolution. LocationAberdeen University Library, Scotland 1 Classification
GenreManuscript Illumination 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Aberdeen Bestiary (Wikipedia)
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The Aberdeen Bestiary is a 12th-century English illuminated manuscript bestiary that was first listed in 1542 in the inventory of the Old Royal Library at the Palace of Westminster. Information about the manuscript's origins and patrons are circumstantial, although the manuscript most likely originated from the 13th century. Currently, the Aberdeen Bestiary resides in the Aberdeen University Library in Scotland.
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The Aberdeen Bestiary is a twelfth century English illuminated manuscript bestiary first listed in 1542 in the inventory of the Old Royal Library at the Palace of Westminster.
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