Post-Incunabel Reisch. Margarita Philosophica. 1504

Gregor Reisch. Margarita Philosophca. Freiburg. Johan Schot. 1504, 2nd ed.

Original half parchment binding. Title page and page 2 loose, restored and washed. World map and bookfittings missing, otherwise complete with all wood-cuts. 2 fold-out plates. Earliest known encyclopedia, in XII books that together comprise a complete overview of Medieval ideas and scientifical knowledge. It is regarded as the standard work of Philosophy in the 16th century.