Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België, Ms. 2551
Physica
Codicology
| Produced: | France, ca. 1440 |
| Current Location: | Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België, Brussels, Belgium |
| Manuscript Type: | Miscellany |
| Language: | Latin |
| Folios: | 130 |
| Author: | Hildegard von Bingen |
| Illustrated: | No |
| Media: | Paper |
| Dimensions: | Height: 22 cm Width: 14 cm |
Description
Folio 1r-68r: The Liber subtilitatum diversarum naturarum creaturarum or Physica by Hildegard von Bingen, an encyclopedic text on the medicinal uses of animals, birds, fish and reptiles, as well as herbs, trees, stones and metals. Title: Hildegardis de rebus physicis. Incipit: Incipit liber sancte Hildegardis prophetisse de diversis infrascriptis materiis quarum registrum ut totius libri sequitur.
In nine books (this copy has some differences from the usual order and titles):
- De plantis (folio 1r)
- De arboribus [no title here[ (folio 47r)
- De lapidibus (folio 55r)
- De piscibus (folio 67r)
- De avibus (folio 76v)
- De animalibus (folio 90v)
- De immundis et venenosis animalibus (folio 107r)
- De metallis et erementis (folio 114v)
- De aquis (folio 118v)
This is the manuscript designated B by Moulinier.
Additional Descriptions
Additional description 1
(number 60, page 52)
Additional description 2
(chapter 2, lines 14-31)
Editions and Facsimiles
None known
