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

by Elizabeth Keen

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, adaptations, and mentions in poems and sermons, testify to its continuous significance for Europeans of all estates and different walks of life, from the thirteenth to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1921313064
• ISBN13: 9781921313066
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Anu Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"