University of Pennsylvania Library, LJS 264
L'image du monde
Codicology
| Produced: | France, ca. 1400 |
| Current Location: | University of Pennsylvania Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Manuscript Type: | Encyclopedia |
| Language: | French |
| Folios: | 132 |
| Author: | Goussun de Metz |
| Illustrated: | No |
| Media: | Parchment |
| Dimensions: | Height: 21 cm Width: 15.3 cm |
Description
L'Image du monde, an encyclopedia by Gossuin de Metz. The animal description are in the section on the regions and geography of the world. The animals are not illustrated, though there are a few initials in the shape of dragons and birds.
Summary of all knowledge, divided into 3 parts on the creation of the world and man, geography, and astronomy; copy of the earliest recension in 6,600 octosyllabic lines of verse, as composed in 1245 by Gautier of Metz. - [University of Pennsylvania catalog]
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