"Albert’s principal importance for the history of modern science derives from the role he played in rediscovering Aristotle and introducing Greek and Arabic science into the universities of the Middle Ages ... Albert’s early identification as a precursor of modern science undoubtedly stemmed from his empiricist methodology, which he learned from Aristotle but which he practised with a skill unsurpassed by any other Schoolman ... He stated that evidence based on sense perception is the most secure and is superior to reasoning without experimentation. Similarly he noted that a conclusion that is inconsistent with the evidence cannot be believed and that a principle that does not agree with sense experience is really no principle at all" (DSB).

Ohne das Titelblatt. - Erste 7 Bll. mit restaur. Randschäden, tlw. etw. wasserrandig, vereinz. alte Marginalien und wenige mit Feder eingezeichnete Initialen. Die ursprüngliche Bindung (u. Schnittkanten) des Buchblocks beibehalten.
Second edition (first 1488/89) of only 2 editions in 15th century. With woodcut printer's device at end. New calf using 17th cent. boards with fillet and gilt laurel vignette (initial inner binding and edges preserved). - Lacking the title. First 7 leaves with restored marginal defects, partly some waterstaining, few old marginalia and painted initials in pen.