Medeival Lore was written in 1893.  It gives a partial modernized translation of some of 'De Proprietatibus rerum' by Bartholomew Anglicus.  I scanned this book from an original copy from the UT library.  The scan is not perfect but is much better than nothing.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTORY
MEDIEVAL SCIENCE 1
MEDIEVAL SCIENCE 2
MEDIEVAL MANNERS
MEDIEVAL MEDICINE
MEDIEVAL GEOGRAPHY
MEDIEVAL NATURAL HISTORY-TREES
MEDIEVAL NATURAL HISTORY-BIRDS AND FISHES
MEDIEVAL NATURAL HISTORY-ANIMALS
THE SOURCES OF THE BOOK
GLOSSARY
 

FROM OTHER SITES

 (BNF, FR 135)   Manuscript illuminations from the 15th century from De Propietatibus (French National Library)
 (BNF, FR 136)   Manuscript illuminations from the 15th century from De Propietatibus (French National Library)
 Chapter Headings   An English Version of the Chapter Headings in the Medieval Encyclopedias
 Bibliography  Medieval Encyclopedias, Bestiaries, and Lapidaries

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