Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 135
(Livre des proprietés des choses)
Codicology
Produced: | France (Le Mans), 1445-1450 |
Current Location: | Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France |
Manuscript Type: | Encyclopedia |
Language: | French |
Folios: | 358 |
Author: | Bartholomeus Anglicus |
Illustrated: | Yes |
Media: | Parchment |
Description
The De proprietatibus rerum of Bartholomaeus Anglicus (Bartholomew the Englishman), in the French translation completed in 1372 for Charles V by Jean Corbichon, who is pictured on folio 29r presenting his book to the king. The manuscript has only a few illustrations; none are of beasts.
Volume one of two volumes (fr.135 and fr. 136). This volume contains Book 1 to 9; fr. 136 contains Book 10 to 19, which includes the three books on animals (12, 13, 18)
Two folios are bound out of order in Book 9 (time), displacing the two folios that belong there. The misbound folios are both from Book 18 (animals); the correct folios for Book 9 are bound into Book 18 (as folios 169 and 174) which is found in fr. 136.
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