LRI4567970 Frontispiece of the Margarita Philosophica (woodcut, 1535) by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispice draws from the ???argarita Philosophica??(Pearl of Wisdom), by Gregor Reisch (ca. 1467-1525), encyclopedie in 12 books, compiling commentaries on astronomy, mathematics, medicine, music, geography and natural history - Frontispiece, 1535 - Woodcut from the \'Margarita Philosophica\' (\'Philosophical Pearl\'), by Gregor Reisch (1467? -1525) - This work was once considered the \'tree of all knowledge\' - Divided into twelve \'books\', it covers the topics of mathematics, cosmography, music, natural history, minerals, astronomy and medicine - Its illustrations, which are of great scientific and historical interest, are some of the earliest known depictions of the various subjects - Bologna, civico Museo Museo); Luisa Ricciarini; out of copyright.