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723 - "BESTIARY OF SAINT PETERSBURG"—The original of which is held at the National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg. Co-published by the National Library of Russia, AyN Ediciones, and Factum Simile, 2002. Notarized deed, limited edition. Octavo, parchment, 182 pp., 4 full-page miniatures and 110 in vignettes and medallions. Accompanied by a study volume; octavo, red velvet, gold-stamped. Reproduces plates from the bestiary. Very popular during the Middle Ages, bestiaries describe real and imaginary creatures. The Saint Petersburg manuscript comprises an introduction featuring fragments from the Bible, excerpts from Saint Isidore’s *Etymologies*, and a sermon by an anonymous author, followed by the text of the *Bestiary*, which covers wild and domestic animals, small beasts, birds, fish, and snakes.
"BESTIARY OF SAINT PETERSBURG"—The original of which is held at the National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg. Co-published by the National Library of Russia, AyN Ediciones, and Factum Simile, 2002. Notarized deed, limited edition. Octavo, parchment, 182 pp., 4 full-page miniatures and 110 in vignettes and medallions. Accompanied by a study volume; octavo, red velvet, gold-stamped. Reproduces plates from the bestiary. Very popular during the Middle Ages, bestiaries describe real and imaginary creatures. The Saint Petersburg manuscript comprises an introduction featuring fragments from the Bible, excerpts from Saint Isidore’s *Etymologies*, and a sermon by an anonymous author, followed by the text of the *Bestiary*, which covers wild and domestic animals, small beasts, birds, fish, and snakes.