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| 118. Bartholomaeus Anglicus, De Proprietatibus Rerum in Middle English | |
| Bartholomaeus Anglicus, De
Proprietatibus Rerum, trans. by John Trevisa. England; second quarter of the 15th
century. MS fragment; vellum; 2 separate fragments of folio leaves; 251 x 280 mm |
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[I-recto] 2 fragments of folio leaves written in Anglicana formata script, by a single scribe. New chapters are introduced by 3-line champe initials. An unrecorded MS fragment of John Trevisa’s Middle English translation of De Proprietatibus Rerum. The first leaf comprises of Book V, chapter 1 and part of chapter 2, dealing with the nature of body, while the second leaf is Book XVIII, chapters 62-65 on the nature of animals. The readings of this MS differ in some parts from the MSS cited in Seymour’s edition. [ｮ I-verso] |
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| Seymour, M.C. gen. ed., On the Properties of Things: John Trevisa's Translation of Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum. A Critical Edition, 3 vols (Oxford: Clarendon, 1975-89) | |
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[170X 9/5-1, 9/5-2] |
