Speculum literature

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA medieval literary genre, popular from the 12th through the 16th centuries, inspired by the urge to encompass encyclopedic knowledge within a single work.

Synonyms

speculum humanae salvationis speculum maius aristotle's masterpiece golden legend dictionary of the middle ages holinshed's chronicles archimedes palimpsest matter of france al-fihrist book of nature grandes chroniques de france book of knowledge of all kingdoms

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