Biblioteka Uniwersytecka we Wroclawiu, R 174
Liber de natura rerum
Codicology
Produced: | 13th century |
Current Location: | Biblioteka Uniwersytecka we Wroclawiu, Wroclav, Poland |
Manuscript Type: | Encyclopedia |
Language: | Latin |
Folios: | 202 |
Author: | Thomas de Cantimpré |
Illustrated: | Yes |
Media: | Parchment |
Description
Contains the Liber de natura rerum, an encyclopediaby Thomas of Cantimpré. Numerous small (half column width) full color illustrations in frames; almost every page has two or more illustrations. The section on animals is on folio 49r-153v.
Also includes an illustrated section on the Monstrous Human Races (folio 43r-45r), an illustrated section on plants (folio 155r-171v) and an illustrated section on astronomy (folio 186r-201v).
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