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<dl><dd>Place and publisher from colophon, p. [682]</dd>
<dd>The analysis of human knowledge in terms of the parts of a tree is illustrated by 18 woodcuts that depict Llull and a monk in conversation beneath a tree whose roots and branches are labelled in letterpress with the names of intellectual categories. The cuts were printed from 5 different blocks, which show minor variations. One depicts Christ at the top of the tree (p. [5] first sequence, 123, 164, 181, 272, 287). He holds a large knife and is gathering the pomgranate-like fruit labelled Poena. Many of the spaces for labels are left blank, some cuts are entirely unlabelled, and in places there is repetition in labelling (e.g. the labels on p. 443 largely repeat those on p. 92)</dd>
<dd>Binding: 19th-century crushed leather over pasteboard. Central panel of both boards blind stamped in high relief, surrounding frames stamped in gilt. Spine gilt stamped; title: LULLII / ARBOR / SCIENTIÆ. Marbled edges and endpapers. Bookplate of Thomas South centered on front pastedown. Front pastedown inscribed at upper left: AJ &amp; MAtwood / 1859. An upper-case X appears (stamped?) on the t.p. between the words "Arbor" and "scientiae" of the title, and the numerals 1, 3, and 4 are inscribed at the foot of the t.p</dd></dl><br>Subjects:</div>
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Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316</div>
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