De natura rerum

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…