Hystoria tartarorumC. de Bridia, Brother, active 1247approximately 1450.latManuscript on paper, in a single hand, of the Hystoria Tartarorum (The Tartar Relation), a detailed account of the history and customs of the inhabitants of the Mongol Empire, composed in 1247. Originally the Vinland Map (Beinecke MS 350A), Speculum historiale (Beinecke MS 350), and Hystoria Tartarorum were bound together in this order in a single volume, as is indicated by the patterns of the wormholesIn Latin.Watermarks: Briquet Tête de boeuf 15056.Layout: Double columns of 39-41 lines.Script: well-formed running hand with bâtarde shading.Decoration: incipit and explicit in red.Binding: Modern. Heavy tan calf, blind- and gold-tooled.