Lendenfeld, R. vonLivre Rare Book
Lesser, Friedrich ChristianBiblio.com
Testaceo-Theologia oder Grundlicher Beweis des Daseyns und der vollkommnesten Eigenschaften eines Gottlichen Wesens aus naturlicher und geistlicher Betrachtung der Schnecken und Muschelen zur gebuhrenden Verherrlichung des grossen Gottes.
5767Leipzig: Michael Blochberger 1744. First edition. Endpapers only with some marginal light browning the text and plates are bright and clean the original half leather binding is very attractive; a tight copy in near fine condition. Pp. vi 984 lxxx Register; frontispiece portrait in fine facsimile 22 engraved plates with 157 numbered figures of shells. Original one-half brown calf leather spine with four raised bands lettered in gilt on morocco title label in one compartment over sprinkled paper boards page edges with sprinkle decorations thick 8vo 175 x 115 mm. Presents an early account of shells in art medicine commerce and their use as a currency. This volume documents the important German shell collections in the early 18th century. Over 100 collections are described including those of Negeleins Raths Sandrart and Schulenberg. The work is illustrated with fine line drawings with 157 numbered figures of shells. From the private library of South African author Morris J. Cohen with his custom color book plate on the front endpaper. See also Nissen ZBI 2459 and Dance 190. Leipzig: Michael Blochberger, 1744. First edition. hardcover
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