"Comincia il libro della virtù e proprietà degli animali ridotto allo spirito per frate Ghuidotto da Bologna et e chiamato fiore di virtù maggiore" (Here begins the book of the virtue and property of animals reduced to the spirit by Friar Ghuidotto of Bologna [13th century Dominican friar] and called the flower of greater virtue).

Title of the first chapter: "Of the ant and of its nature which is a small animal of great prudence... the ant is an animal and a small worm...".

Fully illustrated with drawings and watercolor paintings.

This manuscript is designated N by McKenzie.

Other Fiore di virtù manuscripts:

• Houghton Library, MS Typ 150
• Pierpont Morgan Library, MS M.770

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