Fantastic Fables: A 14th-Century Book of Moral Tales and Dialogues

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What did the fire say to the water? Why did a jewel want to travel the world? In this book of Latin dialogues and fables, the Dialogus creaturarum moralisatus, moral and scientific questions are answered through lively stories.

Concerning Fire and Water
De igne et aqua
Concerning Fire and Water
Nicolaus Pergamenus [att.]
Concerning Life and Death
De vita et morte
Concerning Life and Death
Nicolaus Pergamenus [att.]
Concerning Man and Woman
De homine et muliere
Concerning Man and Woman
Nicolaus Pergamenus [att.]
Concerning Precious Topaz
De topasio pretioso
Concerning Precious Topaz
Nicolaus Pergamenus [att.]
Concerning Saturn and the Cloud
De Saturno et nube
Concerning Saturn and the Cloud
Nicolaus Pergamenus [att.]
Concerning the Leopard and the Unicorn Who Fought the Dragon
De leopardo et unicorni
Concerning the Leopard and the Unicorn Who Fought the Dragon
Nicolaus Pergamenus [att.]
Concerning the Sun and the Moon
De sole et luna
Concerning the Sun and the Moon
Nicolaus Pergamenus [att.]
The Moral Dialogue of Creatures [Preface]
Dyalogus creaturarum moralizatus [Præfatio]
The Moral Dialogue of Creatures [Preface]
Nicolaus Pergamenus [att.]