Bartholomew the Englishman and the Properties of things /
First Statement of Responsibility
Elizabeth Keen.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Canberra :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
ANU E Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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 seventeenth centuries. While first compiled soon after the time of St Francis by a humble continental friar to meet the needs of his expanding religious brotherhood, by 1600 English men of letters had claimed Bartholomew as a noble compatriot and national treasure. What was it about the work that propelled it through a progression of medieval cultures and into an exalted position in the world of English letters? This reception history traces evidence for the journey of 'Properties' over four centuries of social, political and religious change.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
ANU E Press, WK Hancock Library, The Australian National University ACT 0200
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
JSTOR
Stock Number
22573/ctt236j69
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Journey of a book.
International Standard Book Number
9781921313066
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Bartholomaeus,active 13th century., De proprietatibus rerum.
Bartholomaeus, 1190-1250, De proprietatibus rerum
TITLE USED AS SUBJECT
De proprietatibus rerum (Bartholomaeus, Anglicus)
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Early works to 1600-- History and criticism.