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M. Augusti Beyeri Memoriae Historico-Criticae Librorum Rariorum, Accedunt Evangelii Cosmopolitani Notae ad Jo. Burch. Menckenii De Charlataneria Eruditorum Declamationes, In quibus exempla nonnulla praecipue Hispanorum adseruntur. Translated: By M. August Beyer Historical-Critical Memoirs Of Rare Books To which are added: The Cosmopolitan Gospel With notes on Johann Burckhard Mencke's Declamations On The Charlatanry Of Learned Men, In which several examples are presented, particularly concerning the Spaniards. First Edition
Beyer, M. August · Dresden and Leipzig
- Author
- Beyer, M. August
- Date
- 1734
- Place
- Dresden and Leipzig
- Publisher
- Friedrich Hekel
- Language
- Latin
- Binding
- 12mo.(3.75" x 6.5") First Edition (16)+301+(3) pp. Full brown leather with double gilt rule framing boards. Spine with five raised bands, heavily chipped at joints, retaining much of the original spine leather. All edges speckled red and brown, marbled endpapers. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with loss to tips, head and foot of spine chipped with loss, craquelure to leather, with chipping to board edges and spine. Lacking first free endpaper, first gathering loose, held by lower sewing.. Engraved head- and tail-pieces throughout. Rear pastedown scuffed and rubbed with loss of color. Notes in old ink and pencil to recto of last free endpaper, in pencil to recto of last free flyleaf. An aged, but attractive book nonetheless.
- Format
- August Beyer (1707–1748) was a German scholar and librarian who wrote on rare and unusual books. The title Memoriae Historico-Criticae Librorum Rariorum can be understood as Historical and Critical Memoirs of Rare Books. Rather than simply listing books, Beyer discusses their history, authenticity, rarity, editions, and the controversies surrounding them. Two additional pieces are included: Evangelium Cosmopolitanum ("The Cosmopolitan Gospel"), a satirical or critical text that circulated among eighteenth-century scholars. Notes on Johann Burckhard Mencke's De Charlataneria Eruditorum ("On the Charlatanry of the Learned"), a famous satire attacking scholarly fraud, vanity, plagiarism, and pretentious academics.
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Category
- Religion & Theology
- Record
- S.I.10090
M. Augusti Beyeri Memoriae Historico-Criticae Librorum Rariorum, Accedunt Evangelii Cosmopolitani Notae ad Jo. Burch. Menckenii De Charlataneria Eruditorum Declamationes, In quibus exempla nonnulla praecipue Hispanorum adseruntur. Translated: By M. August Beyer Historical-Critical Memoirs Of Rare Books To which are added: The Cosmopolitan Gospel With notes on Johann Burckhard Mencke's Declamations On The Charlatanry Of Learned Men, In which several examples are presented, particularly concerning the Spaniards. First Edition. M. August Beyer. 1734. Dresden and Leipzig: Friedrich Hekel. 12mo.(3.75" x 6.5") First Edition (16)+301+(3) pp. Full brown leather with double gilt rule framing boards. Spine with five raised bands, heavily chipped at joints, retaining much of the original spine leather. All edges speckled red and brown, marbled endpapers. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with loss to tips, head and foot of spine chipped with loss, craquelure to leather, with chipping to board edges and spine. Lacking first free endpaper, first gathering loose, held by lower sewing.. Engraved head- and tail-pieces throughout. Rear pastedown scuffed and rubbed with loss of color. Notes in old ink and pencil to recto of last free endpaper, in pencil to recto of last free flyleaf. An aged, but attractive book nonetheless. August Beyer (1707–1748) was a German scholar and librarian who wrote on rare and unusual books. The title Memoriae Historico-Criticae Librorum Rariorum can be understood as Historical and Critical Memoirs of Rare Books. Rather than simply listing books, Beyer discusses their history, authenticity, rarity, editions, and the controversies surrounding them. Two additional pieces are included: Evangelium Cosmopolitanum ("The Cosmopolitan Gospel"), a satirical or critical text that circulated among eighteenth-century scholars. Notes on Johann Burckhard Mencke's De Charlataneria Eruditorum ("On the Charlatanry of the Learned"), a famous satire attacking scholarly fraud, vanity, plagiarism, and pretentious academics.
Condition
Good
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