ALBERT

THE GREAT. Albertus Magnus (c. 1200–1280) was a Dominican friar and one of the most influential thinkers of the Middle Ages. While this book bears his name, it is widely considered "pseudo-Albertine," likely written by one of his students or followers.

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A LITTLE BOOK ON

THE SECRETS OF

WOMEN, ENLARGED WITH COMMENTARIES

and Cleansed of Errors. The Latin title "De Secretis Mulierum" refers to a text that combines medieval views on embryology, astrology, and gynecology. The "Scholiis" are explanatory notes added by later editors.

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By the same author: a little book on the virtues of herbs, stones, and certain animals. original: "virtutibus herbarum, lapidum, & animalium". This refers to the "Liber Aggregationis," another popular medieval work on the magical and medicinal properties of nature.

Likewise, on the wonders of the world, and on certain effects caused by certain animals, etc.

We have also added, due to the similarity of the subject matter, the little work of the philosopher Michael Scot, On the Secrets of Nature. Michael Scot (c. 1175 – c. 1232) was a polymath and translator at the court of Frederick II. His work often focused on physiognomy and human generation.