Middle English Bibliography Entry

Bestiary

Entry Info

External References:
IMEV 3413
NIMEV 3413
DIMEV 5377
Manual 9.I.1
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:
London, British Library, Arundel 292 . (Pref. MS)
LAEME: Item 150. Entry 2. "Bestiary, fols. 4r-10v." "a Norwich provenance for the language cannot be ruled out, and .. East Norfolk .. is certainly reasonable." The LAEME placing "is a compromise placing, east of that given by McIntosh but rather west of Norwich." W Norfolk.
Editions, facsimiles, and other sources cited:
Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250, ed. J. Hall, 2 vols. (1920).
MED title stencils and sources:
Arun 292
  • a1300 Bestiary (Arun 292) Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250, ed. J. Hall, 2 vols. (1920).176-96. Note: Composition date of a1250 removed Nov 2017, since recent estimates put it closer to 1275, and thus within 25 years of the MS date. Change made in consultation with OED, based on the opinion of J. Roberts, Guide to Scripts used in English Writings up to 1500 (2005), 34.

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