Manuscript, translated to French ca. 1372 from the original Latin of the mid-thirteenth century. An important medieval encyclopedia that covers all of the sciences known at that time, including theology, philosophy, medicine, chronology, zoology, botany, geography, astronomy, and mineralogy. Dedicated to King Charles V of France (d. 1280).
Creator:
Bartholomaeus Anglicus, active 13th century
Contributor:
Corbichon, Jean (translator)
Created:
1372 - 1400
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
France, 1380 AD. Vellum leaf (11.5 x 8.5 inches) from a missal of the Francesian Order. Written in bold Gothic script, double columns with several illuminated initials on red and blue background.
Created:
1380?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.