MST201 - Phyu

Dublin Core

Title

MST201 - Phyu

Description

This is a collection displaying the chosen artifacts for the exhibition. The items included in this collection are 1. Illustration from the Rochester Bestiary, 2. Bodleian Library MS. Douce 266 fol. 006b recto from Book of Hours and 3. Royal MS 13 B VIII, f.18r from Topographia Hibernica. These items are artefacts showcasing the different aspects of monstrosity and humanity of werewolves as well as how werewolves were perceived in medieval times. Using these items, the collection will be used as an instrument to support the claims made in the analysis of the Bisclavret's humanity and monstrosity in the exhibit.

Source

British Library Digitised Manuscripts
Bestiary and Lapidary ('the Rochester Bestiary')
Digital Bodleian
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 266 Book of Hours
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Illumination (from 35mm)

Publisher

British Library Digitised Manuscripts
Digital Bodleian

Date

c 1230
1480 and c. 1500
c 1196-1223

Rights

British Library Digitised Manuscripts
The British Library
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

Format

Parchment codex written in one column using Gothic script
Parchment
Parchment codex

Language

Latin
French, Old
Dutch

Coverage

South-Eastern England
Netherlands
England

Collection Items

There are currently no items within this collection.