Manuscript

British Library, Harley MS 614
(On the properties of things)

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Produced: England, 1400-1425
Current Location: British Library, London, England, UK
Manuscript Type: Encyclopedia
Language: English
Folios: 242
Author: Bartholomaeus Anglicus
Illustrated: No
Media: Parchment
Script: Gothic cursive
Dimensions: Height: 41.5 cm Width: 29 cm
Sample page - British Library Harley MS 614
Folio 196v

Description

The English translation by John Trevisa of De proprietatibus rerum, a thirteenth-century encyclopedia by Bartholomaeus Anglicus. Not illustrated.

  • Book 12 (birds) : folio 100r-107v
  • Book 13, chapter 26 (fish) : folio 112r-114r
  • Book 18 (animals) : folio 182v-215v

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