Margarita Philosophica: a late medieval textbook

By Laura Burgazzi, Foyle Special Collections Library, King’s College London Gregor Reisch (c1470–1525) wrote Margarita philosophica (Philosophical pearl) between 1489 and 1496. Reisch was a monk who achieved BA and MA degrees from the University of Freiburg in 1488 and 1489/1490, before subsequently entering the Carthusian Order. The editio princeps (first edition) of the Margarita was printed in …