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Image Approximate Date
ca. 1350
Creation Date
2015
Source
Accession 1500, Medieval Manuscript Collection
Description
Bartholomeus Angelicus, De proprietatibus rerum. Single folio on vellum: France, ca. 1350: 269 x 182 mm, written area 200 x 125 mm. Double column, 45 lines. Decoration: a single two-line initial M in blue with contrasting penwork decoration, else alternating red and blue parafs. Marginalia indicate the contents. Text: Book V, caps. xvii-xxviii, on the characteristics of arms and hands. The De proprietatibus was one of the most famous scientific encyclopedias of the Middle Ages.
Dimensions
269 x 182 mm (written area 200 x 125 mm)
Collection Location
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Rights
Information concerning copyright must be secured in writing from the Director of the Louise Pettus Archives.
Language
Latin
Media Type
Folio
Identifier
Accession 1500- Med MS 16B
Notes
Bartholomeus Anglicus [before 1203-1272] was an early 13th century member of the Franciscan order and a scholar living in Paris.
