https://hist231.hist.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/019c3bf78dc45edd9ed1ea6fbb080341.jpg 5894ae990e5754df2f52acb08b76328f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource On the Nature of Things Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. De natura rerum; Liber astrologicus; Liber rotarum Description An account of the resource De Natura Rerum, which translates to “On the Nature of Things,” was created between 612 and 615 CE. The manuscript discusses a range of topics including geography, astronomy, meteorology, and the measurement of time. It is also called the Liber rotarum because of the six circular illustrations that accompany the text. The six illustrations (“rotarum”) are illuminated in red, yellow, and blue ink. They include a 12-month calendar, a depiction of the cosmos, and diagrams of the seasons and climate zones. In the cosmological diagram, the Earth– a flat circle labeled “Terra”-- is shown to be at the center of the universe, surrounded by the Sun, Moon, and various planets, which move around the earth in circular orbits of increasing size. In the seasonal diagram, a circle representing the year is divided into labeled sections by a series of overlapping arcs. The five climate zones are represented by five circles within the larger circle of the earth. The earth is oriented northeast and labeled with the cardinal directions. The zones, labeled “first” to “fifth", begin in the north and continue clockwise around the world: the first and fifth zones are cold and uninhabitable, the second and fourth zones are habitable, and the third zone is hot and uninhabitable. These climate zones touch at the edges, but do not overlap. The space in the center of the diagram is left blank. De natura rerum was created by Saint Isidore of Seville, an author from Visigothic Spain. Isidore is most famous for his Etymologies, an encyclopedia of knowledge from the ancient world. He is also known for popularizing the circular representation of the world that is shown in De natura rerum. Isidore dedicated De natura rerum to Sisebut, a Visigothic king who ruled from 612 to 620 and is thought to have commissioned the book from Isidore. A poem about astronomy composed by Sisebut is included at the end of the manuscript. (Clara Fields 2027) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Isidore of Seville Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Vic, Museu d'Episcopal de Vic, Ms. 44. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Maps in manuscript Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Planas, Josefina, and Constantino Robles García. Liber astrologicus. Madrid: Millennium Liber, 2013. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 612-615 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Manuscript Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, Carleton College, Northfield, MN Relation A related resource <a href="https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Reg.lat.255">Different manuscript of De natura rerum (digitized)</a> <a href="https://museuartmedieval.cat/">Museu d'Espicopal de Vic</a> <a href="https://www.facsimilefinder.com/facsimiles/liber-astrologicus-by-saint-isidore-of-seville-facsimile">De natura rerum facsimile</a> Language A language of the resource Latin Type The nature or genre of the resource cosmographical diagram Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Special Collections (Horizontal Shelving) ; QB41 .L52 2013 <a href="https://bridge.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01BRC_INST/1tn7c8c/alma991016494788602971">https://bridge.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01BRC_INST/1tn7c8c/alma991016494788602971</a> Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Terra The Earth as it relates to its surroundings. References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. Facsimile Finder - Medieval Manuscript Facsimiles. “Liber Astrologicus by Saint Isidore of Seville.” Accessed Octover 18, 2024. <a href="https://www.facsimilefinder.com/facsimiles/liber-astrologicus-by-saint-isidore-of-seville-facsimile">https://www.facsimilefinder.com/facsimiles/liber-astrologicus-by-saint-isidore-of-seville-facsimile</a> Fear, Andrew. Putting the Pieces Back Together: Isidore and De Natura Rerum. In Isidore of Seville and his Reception in the Early Middle Ages. Edited by Jamie Wood and Andrew Fear. Amsterdam University Press, 2016. Isidore, Calvin B Kendall, and Faith Wallis. On the Nature of Things. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2016. Woodward, David. Medieval Mappaemundi. In The History of Cartography vol. 1: Cartography in Prehistoric, Ancient, and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean, 286-370. Edited by J. B. Harley, David Woodward. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2020. <a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/books/HOC/HOC_V1/Volume1.html">https://press.uchicago.edu/books/HOC/HOC_V1/Volume1.html</a> Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Manuscript - Reg.lat.255. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights for maps held by individual publishers and institutions. Thumbnails displayed constitute fair use. calendar climate zones cosmographical diagram planets world map