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Rare gemology book, Albrecht Ritter, Commentatio II. de Zoolithodendroidis in genere et in specie de Schwartzburgico-Sonderhusanis

Item Number: Book-674e

Rare gemology book, Albrecht Ritter, Commentatio II. de Zoolithodendroidis in genere et in specie de Schwartzburgico-Sonderhusanis

Ritter, Albrecht; Commentatio II. de Zoolithodendroidis in genere et in specie de Schwartzburgico-Sonderhusanis ... una cum supplemento rerum naturalium et curiosarum hujus regionis in Lucubratiuncula II. de Alabastris Schwartzburgicis quondam a me delineatarum, &c. Sonderhusae, 1736. Quarto, pp. 34, 6, 2 engraved plates.

The work is complete and in a later linen backed boards with black spine titles. The binding is tight and clean, the text has moderate toning, the plates are clean. In very good condition, very scarce.
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A German teacher, Ritter (1684 - 1748) was the first "Hofmeister," and then in succession Substitut (1717), Subconrector (1721), Conrector (1723) and Prorector (1740) at the royal Stiftscollegiums at Ilefeld. He held membership in the Leopoldinian Academy. He wrote several short papers on fossils and "formed stones". His above short work is on the zoolithodendroidis and alabaster.

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