The journey of a book : Bartholomew the Englishman and the Properties of things /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Keen, Elizabeth Joy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Canberra : ANU E Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Bartholomaeus, > Anglicus, > active 13th century. > De proprietatibus rerum.
Bartholomaeus > Anglicus > 1190-1250 > De proprietatibus rerum
De proprietatibus rerum (Bartholomaeus, Anglicus)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries > Early works to 1600 > History and criticism.
Philosophy of nature > Early works to 1800.
Philosophie de la nature > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval.
Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Philosophy of nature
Weltbild
history.
dictionaries.
encyclopedias.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Early works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Literary approaches
  • 'Properties' as a guide to salvation
  • The world and the journey
  • 'Properties', salvation and social order in late-medieval England
  • An authoritative source
  • Navigating tides of change: Bartholomew and the English
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. British Library Manuscript Arundel 123, the contents of the codex
  • Appendix B. Abridgement of 'Properties' in Bodleian Library Manuscript Laud Miscellany 682.

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