Li Livres dou Tresor

The Book of the Treasure (Brunetto Latini)

Encyclopaedia written in French by the exiled Florentine Brunetto Latini; book 1 describes Asia and India (rivers, peoples, Taprobane) and, in its bestiary, the elephant, parrot and other Indian beasts.

Language

fro

Date

1260–1266 CE

Author

Brunetto Latini

Text

not yet digitised (catalogue entry)