Physiologus: On the Natures of Twelve Animals (1647) - Page 15

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THE ROYAL LIBRARY

original Dutch: "KONINKLIJKE BIBLIOTHEEK"; the national library of the Netherlands, located in The Hague. This stamp indicates the manuscript's most recent historical home.

This page serves as a record of the book's journey through time. The circular stamp, featuring a crown, is a "provenance" mark—a piece of evidence used by historians to track who owned the book. While the page itself contains no part of Bishop Theobald's poem, it is vital for understanding how the manuscript survived from the Middle Ages to the present day.