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| Fable 31: the old hound, f. 10v. |
Colloquial name(s): Edelstein
Official name(s): Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Codices Palatini germanici 794
Date: c. 1415 (source)
Origin: Swabia (Schwaben), Germany (source)
Online facsimile available via: Heidelberger historische bestände - digital and via HeidICON
This manuscript consists of Ulrich Boner's Edelstein ('The Jewel'), written c. 1349 (source). It is a collection of one-hundred fables, principally based on those of Avianus and the Anonymous Neveleti (source). It is copiously illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings.
Basic descriptions of the illustrations are provided (in German) by the Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg with both facsimiles.
Basic descriptions of the illustrations are provided (in German) by the Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg with both facsimiles.
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