De Lapidibus
Dublin Core
Title
De Lapidibus
Description
De Lapidibus was one of the most popular works of scientific and medical lore current in the Middle Ages. Translations into French, Spanish, Irish, Hebrew, and English are known, while over 125 Latin manuscripts have survived. This is one of only three manuscripts of De Lapidibus in the United States.
Abstract
Bishop Marbode of Rennes was a poet, teacher, and scholar of the late eleventh century. His most well-known work, De Lapidibus ["On Gemstones"], is a treatise describing the medicinal, therapeutic, and magical properties of sixty different jewels. These two leaves describe the properties of chalcedony, emerald [smaragdus], sardonyx, onyx, sard, chrysolite, beryl, and topaz.
Creator
Marbode, Bishop of Rennes, 1035?-1123
Date Created
Early 13th century
Extent
2 leafs
Identifier
E2003.1.30
Provenance
Purchased for the Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library, 1932
Files
Collection
Citation
Marbode, Bishop of Rennes, 1035?-1123 , “De Lapidibus,” OnView, accessed September 1, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6439.