De proprietatibus rerum : manuscript, [13--] ; Phillipps MS 24270

Creator/Contributor:

Bartholomaeus, Anglicus, active 13th century, creator
Fearing, Daniel B. (Daniel Butler), 1859-1918, former owner.
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.
Scott, John, 1830-1903, former owner.
Zirardini, Antonio, former owner.

Creation Date:

13uu

Place Of Origin:

France

Extent:

320 leaves, bound : vellum, ill. ; 31 cm.

Language:

Latin

Genre:

Manuscripts, Medieval-France-1300-1350.
Manuscripts, Medieval-France-1350-1400.
Illuminations.
Vellum bindings (Bindings).
Early works to 1600

Digital Format:

Books and documents

Subjects:

Encyclopedias and dictionaries--Early works to 1600
Medicine, Medieval
Science, Medieval

Notes:

Written in France in a rounded gothic script and decorated with 1 miniature, illustrating the author praying before St. Michael (f. 1), and 1 historiated initial, representing the author lecturing before two seated monks (f. 9).
Unidentified coat of arms (f. 1): azure, fess gules with three roundels (or crescents) argent, in chief a human head cabossed.
In a vellum wrapper from an illuminated liturgical book (verso); title of work appears within a decorative wreath, drawn in pen and ink.
In a protective tray case, 33 cm.

Cite As:

MS Lat 216. Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Series:

Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library

Repository:

Houghton Library, Harvard University

Record ID:

990093964680203941

HOLLIS Record:

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990093964680203941/catalog

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