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

Year: 2007
Type: book
Abstract: 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
Language: English
Subfield: History
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W599082114
FWCI: 1.712
Cites: 149
Cited by: 16
Related to: 10