Thomas of Cantipré (1201 - 1272?) was Flemish Dominican friar, preacher and theologian. In this moral and allegorical work, composed in the middle of the 13th century, he takes bees as a positive example of industry and as a term of comparison for the correct functioning of religious hierarchies and the appropriate behaviour of the wider Christian community. The manuscript only contains the list of chapter headings and a brief excerpt from the second book (2.53.14-15).

Capitula: begins on f. 52r with the words Capitula libri qui dicitur bonum universale sive de apibus. Unum caput Christum in unitate ecclesie fideles habent et huic obedire satagunt. Rex inquit apum mellei color est; it ends on f. 64v with the words Vespe autem quoque persecuntur easdem et impugnant eas odio naturali.

Excerpt: on f. 64v. It begins with the words Erat presbiter admodum pauper et tenuis and ends ad aptum locum.