Beinecke MS 189                                                    England, s. XII^^ex
Hugo de Folieto, Moralitates de avibus, etc.

     1. ff. 1r-10v    [First line and a half erased; rubric partially
     rubbed] //Gallus alis se percutiens est doctor alijs exemplum prebens.
     De gallo. Intelligentia galli prouidentia magistrj. Quis dedit gallo
     intelligentiam. De gallo queritur a quo ei intelligentia
     tribuatur...Qui ad petram rostrum acuit dum se ipsum christo per bonam
     operationem conformem reddit.

          Moralitates de avibus; PL 177. 33-55 (for a comprehensive list of
     manuscripts containing this work see F. Ohly, "Probleme der
     mittelalterlichen Bedeutungsforschung und das Taubenbild des Hugo de
     Folieto," Fruehmittelalterliche Studien 2 [1968] pp. 198-201; see also
     N. Haering, "Notes on the 'Liber avium' of Hughes of Fouillay,"
     Recherches de theologie ancienne et medievale 46 [1977] pp. 53-83, no.
     37). The first gathering of Beinecke MS 189 is misbound, with two
     folios missing; the order of the chapters: Book 1.36 (beginning), 42
     (preceded by the end of 41), 43, 44 (incomplete), 36 (end of text), 37-
     40, 41 (incomplete), 46 (end of text), 47-53, 55-56.

     2. f. 10v    Incipiunt capitula libri de medicina anime. i. De homine
     qui microcosmus. i. minor mundus appelatur...xxi. De capillis
     cadentibus. xxij. De dolore frontis.

     3. ff. 10v-14v    Incipit prologus de medicina anime. Cogis me frater
     karissime ut ea que de medicina anime...et quod diu distuli debitum
     petitori reddam. Explicit prologus. Incipit liber de medicina anime de
     homine qui microcosmus. i. minor mundus appellatur primum. Homo
     microcosmus id est minor mundus appellari ab antiquis solet...et unum
     medium. Vt ignis superiorem habet extremitatem [followed by erasure]//

          PL 176. 1184-92 (Chapters 1-7, incomplete at end). Both works are
     often attributed to Hugh of St. Victor in manuscripts; they are printed
     with his works in PL. See R. Goy, Die Ueberlieferung der Werke Hugo von
     St. Viktor (Stuttgart, 1976) pp. 491-92.

          Parchment (thick, furry), ff. ii (paper) + 14 + ii (paper), 275 x
     190 (224 x 146) mm. Written in 2 columns of 35 lines; single vertical
     bounding lines, sometimes with an additional line between columns;
     double horizontal bounding lines, full across. Ruled in lead; remains
     of prickings along upper edge.
          I^^8 (-1, 8 with text missing), II^^8.
          Written by one scribe in bold gothic bookhand.
          Eighteen colored drawings of birds, many of which have been
     retouched by a later hand: f. 1r rooster, f. 2r stork, f. 2r blackbird,
     f. 2v horned owl, f. 3r ostrich, f. 5r vulture, f. 5v crane (damaged),
     f. 6r kite, f. 6r swallow, f. 7r heron, f. 7r caladrius, f. 7v phoenix,
     f. 7v quail (coturnix), f. 8r quail (perdix), f. 8v hoopoe, f. 8v swan,
     f. 9r peacock, f. 9v eagle. Well drawn initials in red or blue, with
     penwork designs of the other color, mark the beginning of each chapter;
     rubrics throughout. See W. B. Clark, "The Illustrated Medieval Aviary
     and the Lay Brotherhood," Gesta 21/1 (1982) p. 63-74; idem, The
     Medieval Book of Birds (forthcoming).
          Most folios are stained and have been repaired, but with little
     loss of text.
          Binding: s. xx. Red goatskin, gilt, by Zaehnsdorf. Marks and small
     holes along outer edges of leaves suggest that an earlier binding had
     two fore-edge clasps.

          Written in England in the last quarter of the 12th century as part
     of a larger book; early provenance unknown. Belonged to Sir Thomas
     Phillipps (no. 3691; listed in Munby, Phillipps Studies under "Ex
     Bibliotheca M. Allard, & de Paris"); purchased from W. H. Robinson
     (notes on first and last flyleaves) in 1962 as the gift of William
     Robertson Coe, Yale 1949 Hon.
     
     Bibliography: Faye and Bond, p. 38, no. 189. Exhibition
     Catalogue, p.
     189, no. 17.

     Barbara A. Shailor