 It was widely read up to the sixteenth century, and numerous manuscript copies of it are still extant, eighteen being at Munich.The first printed edition with a date is of 1475, and was issued at Augsburg from the shop of Hans BŠmler, under the title of "Puch der Natur".It was printed at least six times before 1500; some of the editions were illustrated, all are now rare incunabula.