Derolez,Alberto. (ed.). — [Lamberti S. Audomari Canonici] Liber Floridus. Codex autographus Bibliothecae universitatis Gandavensis. Auspiciis eiusdem universitatis in commemorationem diei natalis editus curante Alberto Derolez. Praefati sunt Aegidius I. Strubbe et Albertus Derolez.

Gandavi, In aedibus Story-Scientia, 1968. XLVII,580,114 pp. 241 facsimiles (some col., 1 folded). Loose (as publ.) in box. Folio. - Pages still uncut as published.This edition of 'Liber Floridus' by Lambert of Saint-Omer (Lambertus S. Audomari) is an exclusive, limited-edition facsimile of the world-renowned original handwritten manuscript held by Ghent University Library. The author, Lambert of Saint-Omer, a canon from Saint-Omer (France), completed the work, written in Latin, around 1121. The 'Liber Floridus' (Latin for 'Flowery Book') is one of the oldest illustrated medieval encyclopedias. It compiles medieval knowledge on subjects including theology, history, geography, astronomy, philosophy, and the natural world. This unique autograph manuscript has been in Flanders since the 13th century and is preserved at Ghent University Library. This edition was published in 1968 to mark the 150th anniversary of Ghent University. The scholarly introduction, codicological description, and transcriptions, prepared by the renowned paleographer Dr. Albert Derolez and Prof. Egidius I. Strubbe, are written in English. This publication made the content and complex structure of this medieval masterpiece widely accessible to researchers and enthusiasts for the first time. Published in a limited edition of 675 copies.