Conrad of Megenberg

A Latin work, De naturis rerum, of the Dominican Thomas of Cantimpré (d. 1263), served as model.

[2] Conrad, however, prepared his book with considerable freedom; much of the original was omitted, his own observations were introduced, corrections were made, and so on.

It was widely read up to the sixteenth century, and numerous manuscript copies of it are still extant, eighteen being at Munich.

The first printed edition with a date is of 1475, and was issued at Augsburg from the shop of Hans Bämler, under the title of "Puch der Natur".

The work has eight chapters[2] Of Conrad's numerous other writings there should be mentioned: In his writings Conrad shows himself to be a strong adherent of the pope, an opponent of the philosophy of Occam, and a stern critic of the moral failings of his age and of the clergy.