Interesting diagram of the senses and sense information
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Thanks for sharing this image, arca_libraria !
Although there is much here that I can't make out, based on what I can understand of the label text the diagram appears to be related to the aristotelian understanding of senses via species, theorized in the middle ages by Francis Bacon and Walter Burley, among others. 
I found a match for the wording of this 
diagram's distinction between Specula materialia i organica and Specula immaterialia i inorganica, which is also apparently present in an anonymous diagram in BSB theol lat fol 
247, ff 247-248, according to this record: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
As I understand it, the thing being sensed (an image, a smell, a taste, etc) has a species or likeness (see the bottom left part of the diagram you posted: gustus, olefactus, tactus, auditus... ) , which is transmitted to the receiving organ-sense. This is processed further by memory (the middle-right circle) and intellect ((the upper circles) . 
But there are alternate pathways, for different species, there are common sense species an species of the intellect, etc. 
Different authors propose different theories as the way the senses worked was still a matter of debate in the late 15thC. It should be possible to find which theory the diagram fits best with. 
I am typing this from my phone so l apologize in advance for any typos/ layout/ punctuation/etc issues.
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