Vincent of Beauvais

Vincent of Beauvais (Latin: Vincentius Bellovacensis or Burgundus; French: Vincent de Beauvais; c. 1184/1194 – c. 1264) was a Dominican friar at the Cistercian monastery of Royaumont Abbey, France. He is known mostly for his Speculum Maius (Great mirror), a major work of compilation that was widely read in the Middle Ages. Often retroactively described as an encyclopedia or as a florilegium, his text exists as a core example of brief compendiums produced in medieval Europe.

Notable works: Speculum Maius, Speculum historiale, Speculum Doctrinale, Speculum naturale, Speculum vel imago mundi, Memoriale temporum, Liber de sancta Trinitate, Tractatus de poenitentia

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