A (partial) edition of the English version of De proprietatibus rerum (On the nature of things), a natural history encyclopedia by Bartholomaeus Anglicus. Thirteenth century translation from Latin by John Trevisa.

Trevisa's translation is in Middle English. Steele condensed some of the chapters and omitted several, and "modernized" the spelling.

Collection of medieval lore on medicine, science, manners, natural history, etc. Chapters include: Geography; Natural History - Trees; Natural History - Birds and Fishes; Natural History - Animals. Includes a list of the sources cited by Bartholomew, and a list of Latin and French early printed editions of the work.

Language: English