LRI1152377 Properties of Water, from the \' De proprietatibus rerum \' by Bartholomeus Anglicus (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Biblioth癡que Carnegie de Reims, France; (add.info.: Bartholomeus Anglicus (Bartholomew of England) (born before 1203?ied 1272) was an early 13th-century scholastic scholar of Paris, a member of the Franciscan order. He was the author of the compendium De proprietatibus rerum ("On the Properties of Things"), dated at 1240, an early forerunner of the encyclopedia. Anglicus also held senior positions within the church and was appointed Bishop of ?uk籀w although he was not consecrated to that position. Translated into French by Jean Corbichon.); Luisa Ricciarini.