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Occitanian Dominican missionary and
explorer in Asia
known for his
Mirabilia descripta describing the
marvels of the East. He was the
first bishop of the diocese...
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Castianeira descripta, the
redspotted antmimic, is a
species of true
spider in the
family Corinnidae. It is
found in the
United States and Canada. "Castianeira...
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Ceromitia descripta is a
species of moth of the
family Adelidae. It is
known from
South Africa.
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- Yule, Henry; Parr,
Charles McKew donor; Parr, Ruth (1863).
Mirabilia descripta: the
wonders of the East. London:
Printed for the
Hakluyt Society. p. 23...
- Viri, piæ memoriæ, Godofr.
Gvilielmi Leibnitii ... /
Quondam notata &
descripta, **** ipsi in
collendis &
excerpendis rebus ad
Historiam Brunsvicensem...
- plantarum :
species hactenus editas aliasque insuper multas noviter inventas &
descriptas complectens. Vol. 3 ([Large
paper issue] ed.). Londini:
Typis Mariæ Clark...
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translated the book in Jord**** Catalani's (fl. 1321–1330)
Mirabilia descripta: the
wonders of the East. This term is in turn
derived from the Proto-Dravidian...
- (Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms List
Botys phaeopteralis Guenée, 1854
Acharana descripta Warren, 1892
Botys additalis Walker, 1862
Botys cellatalis Walker, 1866...
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missionary to
Colombo from 1329, who
wrote "Book of Marvels" (Mirabilia
descripta, 1340), was
probably the
source of the
information about Colombo in the...
- visit.
Another description of an
African Prester John is in the
Mirabilia Descripta of
Dominican missionary Jord****,
around 1329. In
discussing the "Third...