Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 18018
Quaestiones naturales
Codicology
| Current Location: |
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France |
| Shelfmark: |
lat. 18018 |
| Produced: |
1250-1300 |
| Manuscript Type: |
Miscellany |
| Language: |
Latin |
| Folios: |
240 |
| Illustrated: |
No |
| Media: |
Parchment |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 25.5 cm Width: 17 cm |
Description
Includes two lists of natural history questions and a lapidary.
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Adelard of Bath: Quaestiones naturales perdificiles (folio (195r-210v). "Difficult questions about nature". A series of questions on animals, birds, plants and other nature subjects.
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Alain de Lille: Quaestiones naturales (folio 210v-227r). "Questions about nature". Questions on plants, gems and animals (e.g. Why the unicorn is captured by embracing a virgin, and why mules are sterile). The title of this section is Incipiunt questiones Alani; Thorndike attributes this to Alain de Lille.
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Marbodus Redonensis: Liber lapidum (folio 227r-231v). A book about stones (a lapidary).
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Editions and Facsimiles
Digital facsimiles
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (monochrome images from microfilm)