Von Born´s Monachologia 1784
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VON BORN´S MONACHOLOGIA 1784. (BORN, IGNAZ VON). Joannis Physiophili opuscula. Continent monachologiam, accusationem physiophili, amatimiam monachi. Collegit, edidit & praefatus est P. Aloysius Martius. Augsburg, 1784.
8vo. 199 x 125 mm. (24), 117 pp. 6 folding engraved plates. Worn contemporary marbled paper binding. Somewhat stained, light damp in top corner pp. 65-end. Damp on plates. Lacks front fly leaf. Owner´s signature on front board inside reading: Fr: S: Silverstolpe, Vien [sic!] 1798. Under it trace of removed label.
First edition of this work (Monachologia or Handbook of the natural history of monks arranged accordng to the Linnaean system) appeared in 1783. Ignaz von Born (1742-1791) was a German mineralogist and metallurgist, once a jesuit, but later a proponent for enlightenment and a freemason.
Fredrik Samuel Silfverstolpe (1769-1851), Swedish diplomat and art-lover. He was named chargé d´affaires to Vienna in 1796.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
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573663
Datum:
2018-09-29