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Comenius and the Low Countries. Some Aspects of life and work of a Czech exile in the seventeenth century.  cover art

Comenius and the Low Countries. Some Aspects of life and work of a Czech exile in the seventeenth century.

This study follows Comenius` life in Holland and analyses the contacts with his contemporaries, adding quite an amount of unknown facts to the knowledge about this important scholar and pedagogue. More info
The pentagram as a medical symbol. An iconological study.  cover art

The pentagram as a medical symbol. An iconological study.

The five-pointed star drawn in an unbroken line is the subject of the present study. During the 16th century until into the 17th century the pentagram was a well-known medical emblem; nowadays it is almost completely forgotten. More info
Guillaume Postel (1510 -1581) et son Interprétation du Candélabre de Moyse en hébreu, latin, italien et français.  cover art

Guillaume Postel (1510 -1581) et son Interprétation du Candélabre de Moyse en hébreu, latin, italien et frança...

The present edition contains a complete facsimile of the only printed edition of this text, viz. the Latin version (Venice, 1548), which is of the utmost scarcity. Further more faithful facsimiles of three printed broadsides, and no less than four facsimiles of manuscripts, viz. the Avec une Introdu... More info
De Utrechtse Universiteit en de geneeskunde, 1636-1900.  cover art

De Utrechtse Universiteit en de geneeskunde, 1636-1900.

A history of the Medical Faculty of Utrecht University 1636-1900, mainly consisting of a series of biographies of the subsequent professors of medicine. Text in Dutch, with summary in English. More info
Dreihundert Jahre Ewigkeit. Spinoza-Festschrift 1632-1932.  cover art

Dreihundert Jahre Ewigkeit. Spinoza-Festschrift 1632-1932.

Contributions by David ben Gurion, Brucar, Brunner, Dubnow, Einstein, Freud, Gebhardt, Hessing, Klausner, Romain Rolland, Siegel, Wassermann, Arnold Zweig, a.o. More info
Esquisse historique de l`enseignement du français en Hollande du XVIe au XIXe siècle.  cover art

Esquisse historique de l`enseignement du français en Hollande du XVIe au XIXe siècle.

Pp. 223-271: Répertoire d`ouvrages destinés aux écoles françaises et publiés en Hollande avant 1800 (286 nrs.). More info
Manuel bibliographique des sciences psychiques ou occultes.  cover art

Manuel bibliographique des sciences psychiques ou occultes.

The most important bibliography for all occult sciences. Lists 11.648 items, with full title, imprint and collation of each, notes about the books and brief biographical data about the authors. More info
Essai d`une bibliographie française méthodique & raisonnée de la sorcellerie et de la possession démoniaque.  cover art

Essai d`une bibliographie française méthodique & raisonnée de la sorcellerie et de la possession démoniaque.

The standard bibliography of French works relating to witchcraft, demonical possession and allied subjects. - 1.793 entries. More info
Die Litteratur über die venerischen Krankheiten, von den ersten Schriften über Syphilis aus dem Ende des fünfzehnten Jahrhunderts bis zum Beginn des Jahres 1899.  cover art

Die Litteratur über die venerischen Krankheiten, von den ersten Schriften über Syphilis aus dem Ende des fünfz...

Best bibliography on the subject, listing, c. 27.500 (main work) + c. 12.500 (supplement) titles. More info
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