Private Library - Unknown Owner, PL02
(Le livre des propriétés des choses)
Codicology
| Produced: | Paris, ca. 1390 |
| Current Location: | Private Library - Unknown Owner |
| Manuscript Type: | Encyclopedia |
| Language: | French |
| Folios: | 328 |
| Author: | Bartholomaeus Anglicus |
| Illustrated: | Yes |
| Illustrator: | Perrin (Pierre) Remiet |
| Media: | Vellum |
| Dimensions: | Height: 40.8 cm Width: 30.5 cm |
Description
The De proprietatibus rerum, an encyclopedia by Bartholomaeus Anglicus, in the French translation by Jean Corbechon. Book 12 (birds) has small illustrations for most chapters plus a four-part introductory illustration. Book 14 (mountains) has one illustration featuring birds and animals.
- Book 12 (birds) : folio 161r-174r
- Book 13, chapter 28 (fish) : folio 174r-183r
- Book 18 (animals) : folio 272v-310r (109 chapters, last chapters missing)
Sold by Christie's in 2010 to an undisclosed private buyer. The manuscript has no official shelfmark; "PL02" is used on this site for reference.
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