Codex Aureus Escurialensis
The Codex Aureus is manuscript of the Mathew, Mark, Luke and John and is written in gold ink. It was created in approximately 1035.
The Oxford Bestiary
The Oxford Bestiary was created in approximately 1210 and contains depictions of animals, plants, and humans. Many of the stories use animals to teach moral lessons, much like fables.
Resource Citations
Codex Aureus
Metz, Peter. The Golden Gospels of Echternach : Codex Aureus Epternacensis . Praeger, 1957.
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Oxford Bestiary
Unterkircher, Franz. Bestiarium : die Texte der Handschrift Ms. Ashmole 1511 der Bodleian Library Oxford in lateinischer und deutscher Sprache . Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1986.
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