British Library, Additional MS 27944
(On the Properties of Things)
Codicology
| Produced: | England, c. 1410 |
| Location: | British Library, London, England, UK |
| Type: | Encyclopedia |
| Language: | English |
| Folios: | 335 |
| Author: | Bartholomaeus Anglicus |
| Illustrated: | No |
| Binding: | 18th century brown leather |
| Media: | Parchment |
| Script: | Anglican formata; Cursiva formata |
| Dimensions: | Height: 42 cm Width: 29.5 cm |
Description
John Trevisa's English translation of the De proprietatibus rerum (On the Properties of Things) of Bartholomaeus Anglicus. Folio 2r has an alphabetic table of contents by book; folio 8r has Trevisa's verse introduction. Vine and flower decorations at the start of each book; initials at the start of each chapter are alternately gilt on magenta and blue on red, with simple penwork in the margins. One miniature in an initial (f. 8r), showing a cleric at a reading desk.
[adapted from the British Library description]
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