Produced: Utrecht or area, ca. 1360

Language: Dutch

Author: Jacob van Maerlant
Illustrator: 
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Binding: 
Media: Parchment
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Folios: 141  Height: 31 cm   Width: 23 cm

Manuscript type: Miscellany

Location: Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden (Universiteit Leiden), Leiden, Netherlands

Family: n/a

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The Der naturen bloeme ("flower of nature" or "book of nature") by Jacob van Maerlant, an encyclopedia of natural history. Probably made around 1360 for Jan van IJsselstein, canon of St Marie in Utrecht. Illustrated with small colored drawings in frames. This is the manuscript designated L.

Also includes a variety of other texts.

Additional description

Digital facsimiles: Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden (partial)