Albertus Magnus was a 13th century Dominican friar and bishop known also as Saint Albert the Great. Admired for his encyclopedic knowledge, he wrote and philosophized on a range of topics—from logic and theology to zoology, physiology, alchemy, and love.
Albertus Magnus was a 13th century Dominican friar and bishop known also as Saint Albert the Great. Admired for his encyclopedic knowledge, he wrote and philosophized on a range of topics—from logic and theology to zoology, physiology, alchemy, and love. Likely copied in part from his text published in Italian with the title Delle virtu delle herbe delli animali, this pedantic copy book (c. 1580) includes recipes for ailments ranging from epilepsy to rabid dog bites along with small passages relating to astrology, religion, and love.