Manuscript

Universitätsbibliothek Erfurt, O. 77
(De floribus rerum naturalium)

Codicology

Produced: Late 13th to early 14th century
Current Location: Universitätsbibliothek Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
Manuscript Type: Encyclopedia
Language: Latin
Folios: 63
Author: Albertus Saxo
Illustrated: No
Media: Parchment

Description

The De floribus rerum naturalium, an encyclopedia by Arnoldus Saxo.

This is the manuscript used by Emil Stange for his 1907 edition.

The text is in five parts. Note that Part 3 and Part 4 are reversed in the manuscript.

  • Part 1: De coelo et mundo - folio 1r-17v.
  • Part 2: D naturis animalium - folio 17v-29r
  • Part 4: De virtute universali - folio 29r-34v
  • Part 3: De gemmarum virtutibus - folio 35r-40r
  • Part 5: De moralibus - folio 40r-63r

Additional Descriptions

Additional description (scanned printed catalog, page 734-735)

Editions and Facsimiles

Printed editions

Stange, 1907