Andrew Cunningham Sachiko Kusukawa
Ashgate
Hardback
400
Gregor Reisch's The Philosophic Pearl (Margarita Philosophica) first published in 1503 and republished 11 times in the sixteenth century was the first complete course-book written specially for use in the new German universities of the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Presented as a dialogue between master and pupil covering the seven liberal arts natural philosophy and moral philosophy and with illustrations throughout it dealt with every subject to be studied by a student in the arts faculty. It is well known to historians for its many woodcuts but it has received remarkably little attention in its own right as a work of education which helped shape the world view of sixteenth-century educated men. In every respect it is a new treatment of the subjects of the traditional curriculum and it was produced to meet the new educational needs of the 'modern world'. Natural philosophy - the predecessor of modern science - receives an unusually extensive treatment by Reisch (4 out of 12 books) and the natural philosophy he presents is as Augustinian as it is Aristotelian which is remarkable.
Ashgate
Hardback
400
Gregor Reisch's The Philosophic Pearl (Margarita Philosophica) first published in 1503 and republished 11 times in the sixteenth century was the first complete course-book written specially for use in the new German universities of the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Presented as a dialogue between master and pupil covering the seven liberal arts natural philosophy and moral philosophy and with illustrations throughout it dealt with every subject to be studied by a student in the arts faculty. It is well known to historians for its many woodcuts but it has received remarkably little attention in its own right as a work of education which helped shape the world view of sixteenth-century educated men. In every respect it is a new treatment of the subjects of the traditional curriculum and it was produced to meet the new educational needs of the 'modern world'. Natural philosophy - the predecessor of modern science - receives an unusually extensive treatment by Reisch (4 out of 12 books) and the natural philosophy he presents is as Augustinian as it is Aristotelian which is remarkable.