MONACHOLOGIA: Or, Handbook of the Natural History of Monks: Arranged According To the Linnaen System. By A Naturalist.
by A Naturalist; Born, Ignaz von
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Johnstone and Hunter, Edinburgh: ., 1852 77 p. + Sepia Engraved Half Title, Frontis and Full Page Plates of Monks. Also 4 full page plates of drawings of Monk's and Nun's habits, cowls, gowns, etc. printed on pink paper. Ruled in black throughout. Inked ownership of Geo. T. Strong, 1858 on title page. Strong was Treasurer U.S. Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. 215mm. Original quarter leather over marbled boards. Binding worn with rear board detached. First edition in English. Ignaz von Born (1742-1791) was Austrian by birth. Educated at a Jesuit college in Vienna, he spent 16 months as a member of that order before becoming thoroughly disillusioned. He studied law for a time in Prague and then toured Holland, France and Germany studying mineralogy. He returned to Prague in 1770, and worked in the department of Mines and the Mint. In 1776 he returned to Austria and wrote several books on mineralogy, including a very influential study in 1786 dealing with extracting precious metals through amalgamation. In addition to his scientific work, Born was known for his satires, especially of the Jesuits. In this work he studies the habits and habitats of that most pernicious of species - the clerical Monk, in a clever send-up of the still novel Linnaean system. He was a friend of fellow Freemason Mozart and other Illuminati. Translated by Count Valerian Krasinski. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POPERY BX 2 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.
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- Title
- MONACHOLOGIA: Or, Handbook of the Natural History of Monks: Arranged According To the Linnaen System. By A Naturalist.
- Author
- A Naturalist; Born, Ignaz von
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition.
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- Johnstone and Hunter, Edinburgh: .
- Date Published
- 1852
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- POPERY RELIGION ANTI CATHOLIC MONACHOLOGIA CIVIL WAR NATURAL HISTORY OF MONKS
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