Folio 6v - blank page and Folio 6v - Incipit liber de naturis bestiarium/ Here begins the book of the nature of beasts. De leonibus/ Lions | The Aberdeen Bestiary

Folio 6v - blank page

Folio 7r - Incipit liber de naturis bestiarium/ Here begins the book of the nature of beasts. De leonibus/ Lions

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COMMENTARY

This page was probably intended for scenes about the lion, like f.6. Margin lines prepared.

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COMMENTARY

Text

Here begins the book of the nature of beasts.

Comment

The start of quire B is indicated by the letter 'b' in the centre of the lower margin. Pricking and ruling are visible. On the right edge the letters 'b, c, p', written in black are initial indicators. The first initial is type 3 and the other three are type 2.