Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 251
(Livre des propriétés des choses)
Codicology
| Produced: | Paris, ca. 1415 |
| Location: | Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England, UK |
| Type: | Encyclopedia |
| Language: | French |
| Folios: | 363 |
| Author: | Bartholomeus Anglicus |
| Illustrated: | Yes |
| Media: | Parchment |
| Script: | Gothic bookhand |
| Dimensions: | Height: 39.6 cm Width: 28.5 cm |
Description
Contains the fully illustrated Livre des propriétés des choses of Bartholomeus Anglicus.
De proprietatibus rerum (On the Properties of Things), written in Latin by c. 1240, was translated into French in 1372 by Jean Corbechon, chaplain of Charles V of France (1338-1380). Corbechon produced the French version at the command of the king who was an avid bibliophile. Commissioned by Amadeus VIII, Count of Savoy (1383-1451) and grandnephew of Charles V, this spectacular copy of Corbechon’s text was illuminated by the Master of the Mazarine Hours in Paris c. 1415. - [Fitzwilliam Museum catalog]
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