The De proprietatibus rerum, an encyclopedia by Bartholomaeus Anglicus, in the French translation by Jean Corbechon (Livre des propriétés des choses).

The manuscript is illustrated, though the program of illustrations was not completed, leaving many blank spaces. The start of each book has (or should have had) an illustration, usually half page or larger, showing the the subjects of the book. Many of these were not completed, though a framed space was left for them. The Book 12 (birds) has a large illustration showing groups of birds in natural settings. Book 18 (animals) has a framed half page space left for an illustration that was not completed. Most of the bird and animal chapters have small individual illustrations, usually half column width. The artist was imaginative, producing some odd interpretations of the appearance of beasts, particularly in the book on animals.

• Book 12 (birds) : folio 163v-176r
• Book 13, chapter 26 (fish) : folio 183v-186r
• Book 18 (animals) : folio 281v-317r

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