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Vincent of Beauvais
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<p>Vincent of Beauvais was a <a href="/facts/Dominican_Order/n9l5y8Yk">Dominican</a> friar at the <a href="/facts/Cistercian/dQPQRWTg">Cistercian</a> monastery of <a href="/facts/Royaumont_Abbey/F4UIJEkn">Royaumont Abbey</a>, <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a>. He is known mostly for his <i><a href="/facts/Speculum_Maius/pTyfv78p">Speculum Maius</a></i> (<i>Great mirror</i>), a major work of compilation that was widely read in the <a href="/facts/Middle_Ages/RqzEKB9v">Middle Ages</a>. Often retroactively described as an <a href="/facts/Encyclopedia/fRsmb4q6">encyclopedia</a> or as a <i><a href="/facts/Florilegium/pokhWRz0">florilegium</a></i>, his text exists as a core example of brief compendiums produced in medieval Europe. </p>