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Liber rerum

The Liber rerum (the "book of things" or the "book of the nature of things") is a text quoted by Thomas of Cantimpré in his encyclopedia, Liber de natura rerum. Nothing is known of the text or of its author, and no copies are known to exist; the only known source for the text is the quotes by Thomas.

Thomas's quotes from the Liber rerum in Liber de natura rerum can be seen under the Texts tab above.

Thomas quotes the Liber rerum for the following animals.