Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 218
(Livre des proprietés des choses)
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Produced: | Poitiers, France, ca. 1485 |
Current Location: | Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France |
Manuscript Type: | Encyclopedia |
Language: | French |
Folios: | 402 |
Author: | Bartholomaeus Anglicus |
Illustrated: | Yes |
Media: | Parchment |
Script: | Bastard Gothic |
Dimensions: | Height: 43.3 cm Width: 34.5 cm |
Description
The Livre des propriétés des choses (De proprietatibus rerum), an encyclopedia by Bartholomaeus Anglicus, in the French translation by Jean Corbechon.
The two animal-related illustrations do not depict animals individually, but only in groups; they appear at the start of Book 12 (birds), and Book 18 (animals).
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