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THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
Of the Venerable and Divinely
enlightened Father RAYMOND LULL
of Majorca,
A BOOK MOST USEFUL FOR ALL SCIENCES.
[Woodcut illustration of a tree, the "Arbor Scientiae," with two figures standing at its base. The figure on the left is labeled "Raymundus." and the figure on the right is labeled "Monachus." The tree's branches bear scrolls with labels, and its roots are connected to circles containing philosophical terms.]
[Labels on the tree branches, from bottom left moving clockwise:]
Elemental
Vegetative
Sensual
Imaginal
Human
Moral
Imperial
Apostolic
Celestial
Angelical
Eviternal
Material
Christian
Divine
Exemplary
Interrogative
[Labels in the circles at the roots/base, from left to right:]
goodness
greatness
duration
power
wisdom
will
virtue
truth
glory
difference
concordance
contrariety
principle
middle
lesser
equality
greater
end
[Small ink scribble to the right of the tree]
[Circular library stamp: BIBLIOTHEQUE DE L'ARSENAL]
In the Year of the Lord 1515.
[Handwritten note at bottom right: 4° ScA 2712]