A study of Das Buch der Natur of Konrad von Megenberg.

With the 'Book of Nature', the Regensburg canon Konrad von Megenberg (1309-1374) created the first nature encyclopedia in German. It became one of the most widely read and influential books of the late Middle Ages in the vernacular. The study, which focuses on the history of the text and its transmission, characterizes the various versions of the text, describes and analyzes their rich and diverse transmission, and documents their history of influence. It shows that the interest of the predominantly noble and bourgeois lay recipients was less in the allegorical interpretations of natural things and their properties, but rather in factual information in the area of ??practical life advice. - [Publisher] Language: German

ISBN: 3-484-89110-6; LCCN: 99-175401; LC: QH41; DDC: 508; OCLC: 40362474