Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 330 Bartholomaeus, Anglicus, active 13th century Bartholomew, Anglicus Bartholomeus, Anglicus Morris, William 1834 1896 Morris, William M. Steele, Robert 1860 1944 Trevisa, John 1402 De proprietatibus rerum. English Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus Produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus" by Robert Steele is a collection of writings that dives into the scientific, medicinal, and societal understandings of the Middle Ages, drawn from the works of the English Franciscan Bartholomew, likely written in the mid-13th century. The text serves as an encyclopedic resource, elucidating the properties of various elements and facets of life during this era, while also shedding light on the aspirations and intellectual pursuits of its contemporaries. At the start of this work, a preface by William Morris provides context for the medieval perspective on knowledge and learning, correcting misconceptions about this time as chaotic and ignorant. Following the preface, the translator's prologue sets the tone by explaining the purpose behind Bartholomew’s work, which is to clarify allusions found in religious texts through the exploration of natural objects. The introduction outlines the scope of the original text, hinting at its broad appeal across different classes of society in medieval Europe. This opening portion is rich with reflections on how medieval life intertwined with topics of science, medicine, and social norms, setting the stage for readers to engage with a world that perceived nature through a symbolic lens. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Civilization, Medieval Science, Medieval AE Text Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 283269 2025-10-03T07:53:48.599695 text/html 283090 2025-01-09T23:22:38.073177 text/html 193050 2025-10-03T07:53:55.334606 application/epub+zip 194898 2025-10-03T07:53:51.744600 application/epub+zip 164367 2025-10-03T07:53:50.599625 application/epub+zip 410695 2025-10-03T07:53:57.950572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387725 2025-10-03T07:53:54.599618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353235 2022-09-03T12:11:12.338139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261161 2025-10-03T07:53:48.289606 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256154 2020-12-29T17:44:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19362 2025-10-03T07:53:58.090561 application/rdf+xml 20197 2025-10-03T07:53:51.087589 image/jpeg 4515 2025-10-03T07:53:50.840609 image/jpeg 96496 2020-12-29T17:44:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 195568 2025-10-03T07:53:48.622617 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia