[Rarebooks] FS: Holy Linnaean Monks, Batboy!!

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

(Born, Ignaz Edler von).  "MONOCHOLOGIA: or, Handbook of the Natural
History of Monks; arranged according to the Linnaean System. By a
Naturalist"

Edinburgh; Johnstone and Hunter: 1852.

A savage satire, first published in 1783, which delves into the habits and
habitats of that most curious of species -the clerical Monk, in a clever
send-up of both the new Linnaean system and monks in general. Born
(1742-1791) was Austrian by birth and educated at a Jesuit college in
Vienna. He spent 16 months as a member of the order before leaving,
eventually becoming a Freemason. Restless after leaving the Jesuits he
studied law for a time in Prague and then toured Holland, France and
Germany studying mineralogy. He returned to Prague in 1770, and worked in
the department of Mines and the Mint. In 1776 he returned to Austria and
wrote several books on mineralogy, including a very influential study in
1786 dealing with extracting precious metals through amalgamation. In
addition to his scientific work, Born was known for his satire, especially
of the Jesuits.

Hardcover. 6"x9", 77 pages, lithographed pictorial title page and 14 sepia
plates of various types of monks in their natural habitats, plus 4
lithographed plates showing distinguishing characteristics of monks.
Original gilt-pictorial cloth with a gilt-stamped bat holding the title in
a banner; rebacked, with new endpapers and a new spine which matches the
original red cloth.  [30945]  $250.00

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