The Journey of a Book Bartholomew the Englishman and the Properties of Things

De proprietatibus rerum, 'On the properties of things', has long been referred to by scholars as a medieval encyclopedia, but evidence suggests that it has been many things to many people. The sheer number of extant manuscript copies and printed editions, along with translations, adaptatio...

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Published: ANU Press 2007
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