Pithecologia, sive de Simiarum Natura, Carminum libri duo, In gratiam Reipublicae Literariae. [title-engraving + caption]
by (THOMASSEN, Alexander, 1726-1798)
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Amstelædami,: Ex Typographia Gerardi Tielenburg (1734-1776), & Soc.,, MDCCLXXIV (1774).. 61, [iii] pp. 8vo (12,6 x 20 cm.). Recently bound in half, dark brown, grained morocco. With a few woodcut vignettes in the text, and illustrated with a most charming engraved frontispiece and title-engraving. ¶ Very uncommon, only a few copies in the WorldCat. A curious, satirical, and sometimes serious, piece of hexametric neo-latin poetry. In his "Prooemium" the author i.a. mentions Aldrovandus, Jonston, Linnaeus, Brisson, Buffon. A wonderful "darwinistic poem avant la lettre" seen throught the eyes of a Jesuit priest. This work is also of interest for the history of 18th century Catholic Amsterdam, more specific the priest of the Krijtberg. - C'est un assez curieux et rare poème (neo)-Latin sur les singes.
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- Pithecologia, sive de Simiarum Natura, Carminum libri duo, In gratiam Reipublicae Literariae. [title-engraving + caption]
- Author
- (THOMASSEN, Alexander, 1726-1798)
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- Used
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- Ex Typographia Gerardi Tielenburg (1734-1776), & Soc.,
- Place of Publication
- Amstelædami,
- Date Published
- MDCCLXXIV (1774).
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- comparative zoology apes primates monkeys evolution biology descendance darwiniana jezuïets simiae pithecologia vertebrates pithecanthropus erectus neo-latin poetry societas jesu jesuits krijtberg amsterdam
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- natural history;
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Fine and rare books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and the applied arts. Old fashioned printed catalogues and lists available on request.A note on binding conservation. All our ancient leather bindings are carefully cleaned with Brecknell's leather soap, and when needed, treated with hydroxypropylcellulose (in the case of dry leather). Finally we protect the leather with \"Cire 213\", the ultimate binding conservation wax developed by the BNF (Bibliothque nationale de France).
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