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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9561054, member: 2844&quot;]Welcome, JJH. Amazing find!</p><p><br /></p><p>Understandable, and you were very lucky to be there.</p><p><br /></p><p>German is also important for understanding the theological aspect of that era. And knowing German will open up a whole new world of philosophic literature, in case you&#039;re interested.</p><p>Any theologian or Western philosopher benefits from knowing German. Some even say it is imperative. German is much more complex than English, for instance, so it expresses subtleties more precisely, which is what you need for thoughts and beliefs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like you are correct. Published by Merian, with some engravings by the brothers Merian themselves. Their sister was the famous artist/entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Dutch wiki page says there were a total of 30 volumes:</p><p><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_Merian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_Merian" rel="nofollow">https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_Merian</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And this English one says 38 volumes:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographia_Germaniae" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographia_Germaniae" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographia_Germaniae</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The number isn&#039;t that important for you, you only have one, but of an interesting region.</p><p><br /></p><p>Correct.</p><p><br /></p><p>Life Essence. A concoction against all sorts of ailments, both physical and psychological. The writer, Johann Franz, was told about this essence by two professors of a Prague medical faculty.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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