Summary:
Manuscript 411 contains part of De natura rerum by Thomas of
Cantimpré (c. 1201 - 1270). De natura rerum is an encyclopedia in
which Thomas of Cantimpré compiles natural historic knowledge. He
drew from a number of sources such as Aristotle, Pliny the Elder,
Isodore of Seville, Jacques de Vitry. The manuscript dates back to
the fifteenth and sixteenth century. It was owned by Ten Duinen
Abbey. The manuscript is not complete: it starts with the
"monstrous men" of the East (book 3); it only contains the first
part of book 20. The first books are richly illustrated,
particularly the chapter on different human appearances. On Folio
4r a drawing of a human-eating cyclops is featured, as well as
hairy wild men, hermaphrodites, and a giantess. [Summary by Sarah
Vanroye] Title:
De natura rerum [titel incipit] Note:
Bevat Libri 3-20 (ff. 1r-288v), 1 (ff. 289r-336v). Liber 1 is
onvolledig
Inc. (f. 1r): 'Hic incipit liber de hominibus monstruosis. Qvoniam
de monstruosis hominibus orientis liber sequitur'; inc. Liber 1 (f.
289r): 'Incipit prologus in libro de natura rerum. [N]aturas rerum
in diuersis auctorum scriptis'; expl. (f. 336v): 'potus et
superflua humiditas'
Verso achterste schutblad bevat aantekening latere hand: 'O Domine
Deus miserere mei et patris et matris et omnium', met daaronder
schets van gekruisigde Christus Topic general subdivision:
Wiskunde - natuurwetenschappen Material:
Perkament Extent:
336 ff. + i Dimensions:
35 x 25 cm Decoration and binding:
lombarden
gedecoreerde initialen
miniaturen
randdecoratie
Moderne band Script:
gotische semi-hybrida
lettre Bâtarde? Provenance:
Cisterciënzerabdij Ten Duinen (S.O.Cist.) Genre/form:
Encyclopedieën en summa's
