About the Collection

A work by (the tongue-twisting) Johann Anton Moscherosch von Wißelsheim typifies the strengths of the history of science collections in the Department of Special Collections. The book, entitled Wohlmeinende, treue, und sehr nützliche Ermahnungen an die Anfänger in dem tiefsinningen Studio der Hermetischen Philosophie (Nuremberg: George Bauer, 1765), speaks to issues of early modern science, philosophy, and the occult, and fits with other holdings of Special Collections, notably the Duveen Collection of Alchemy and Chemistry and important holdings (especially pre-1801) for philosophy and theology. This electronic facsimile provides broader access to a fragile and rare work by providing an overview of the structure of the text.