The Tree of Science

A woodcut illustration depicts the "Elemental Tree." The tree is framed by eighteen circular medallions at the base and sides, each containing an abbreviated philosophical principle or "dignity."

Two figures stand at the base of the trunk: on the left, an older bearded man in a hooded robe labeled "Raymond" (Ramon Llull); on the right, a tonsured figure in a monastic habit labeled "Monk." The trunk of the tree is split by the labels "Chaos" (on the left) and "Hyle" (on the right).

The branches are labeled with the four elements: "fire" and "air" on the left side, and "water" and "earth" on the right side. The foliage includes several small circles containing the abbreviation "element," and decorative scrolls with terms such as "accidents," "instruments," "elemental composition," and "elemental compound." The entire diagram is contained within a rectangular double-line border.

Circles (from left to right):

Goodness.
Greatness.
Duration.
Power.
Wisdom.
Will.
Virtue.
Truth.
Glory.
Difference.
Concord.
Contrariety.
Principle.
Medium.
End.
Majority.
Equality.
Minority.

In the tree:

Raymond.
Monk.
Chaos.
Hyle A term from Aristotelian philosophy meaning prime matter or the raw, formless substance of the universe.
Fire.
Air.
Water.
Earth.
Element.
Elemental compound.
Elemental composition.
Accidents.
Accidents.
Instruments.