Aberdeen Bestiary is an example of
bestiary that was first listed in
1542 in the inventory of the Old Royal Library, at
Palace of Westminster.
Information about its origins and patron are circumstantial.
It probably
comes from the 12th century and was owned by an ecclesiastical patron of the
north or south provenence.
The Aberdeen Bestiary is related to other bestiaries of the
Middle Ages
and especially
Ashmole Bestiary[?]. Some argue that the Aberdeen Bestiary
might be older.
See also : The Physiologus.
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