Clothes Maketh the Man; Absence Maketh the Monster: (A)dressing the Beast in ‘Bisclavret’ [Bray]

Clothes Maketh the Man; Absence Maketh the Monster: (A)dressing the Beast in ‘Bisclavret’ [Bray]

Items for the digital exhibit: Clothes Maketh the Man; Absence Maketh the Monster: (A)dressing the Beast in ‘Bisclavret’ [Bray].

Includes 'Cinomologus; Anthropophagus; Himantopode; Artabatite,' The Getty Museum Ms. Ludwig XV 4, fol. 117; 'Mocking of Christ; flagellation,' British Library, Add. MS 50000, fol. 10r; 'Manticore,' Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 764, fol. 25r [Bray].

Artist and scribe unknown, central texts originally authored by Hugh of Fouilloy and William of Conches (Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ludwig XV 4, fol. 117); Scribe tentatively identified as William (London, The British Library, MS Add. 50000, fol. 10r.); Unknown (Oxford, The Bodleian Libraries, MS. Bodl. 764, fol. 25r).

De Natura Avium; De Pastoribus et Ovibus; Bestiarium; Mirabilia Mundi; Philosophia Mundi; On the Soul (Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ludwig XV 4, fol. 117); The Passion, The Book of Psalms, Office of the Dead, Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary (London, The British Library, MS Add. 50000, fol. 10r); Bestiary, (Oxford, The Bodleian Libraries, MS. Bodl. 764, fol. 25r).

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; The British Library, London, England; The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, England.

c. 1277 (Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ludwig XV 4, fol. 117); ca. 1265-1270 (London, The British Library, MS Add. 50000, fol. 10r); ca. 1226–1250 (Oxford, The Bodleian Libraries, MS. Bodl. 764, fol. 25r).

Public domain. This image is available for free download and may be used for any purpose under the Getty's Open Content Program. Digital images of Getty-owned artworks in the public domain have no licenses or restrictions, including for commercial use (Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ludwig XV 4, fol. 117); By permission of the British Library (London, The British Library, MS Add. 50000, fol. 10r); © Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. CC-BY-NC 4.0. For more information, please see https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/terms/ (Oxford, The Bodleian Libraries, MS. Bodl. 764, fol. 25r).

Dimensions: 23.3 × 16.4 cm (9 3/16 × 6 7/16 in.) Tempera, ink, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment (Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ludwig XV 4, fol. 117); Dimensions: 30 x 19.5 cm (11.8 x 7.67 in.). Ink and gold leaf on parchment (London, The British Library, MS Add. 50000, fol. 10r); Ink and gold leaf on parchment (Oxford, The Bodleian Libraries, MS. Bodl. 764, fol. 25r).

Latin (Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ludwig XV 4, fol. 117); Latin, Anglo-Norman French (London, The British Library, MS Add. 50000, fol. 10r), Latin (Oxford, The Bodleian Libraries, MS. Bodl. 764, fol. 25r).

All manuscripts.

Created in Thérouanne, France (formerly Flanders) for Franco-Flemish use (Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ludwig XV 4, fol. 117); Likely for use in the West Midlands, England (London, The British Library, MS Add. 50000, fol. 10r); England (Oxford, The Bodleian Libraries, MS. Bodl. 764, fol. 25r).