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De miraculis : quae Pythagorae Apollonio Thyanensi Francisco Assisio Dominico & Ignatio Lojolae tribuuntur libellus
1762Best.-Nr. AA1037Edimburghi: Petri Fox 1762. Reprint of 17th century original. Very Good. Johann Jacob Zimmermann 1642-1693 was a 17th-century German nonconformist theologian who published a number of treatises that spread fear amongst Lutheran churches – works that questioned the validity of biblical miracles through his astronomical and millenarianistic views One of his most controversial works was 'De Miraculis' a work in which Zimmermann sought to prove that even according the Fathers of the Church that all the miracles of Christ were only allegories d'Holbach p132 These reports along with the studies of Bernard Connor explained that the Gospel miracles could be explained by naturally occurring phenomena Zimmermann remained steadfast in his views against supernatural abilities and wonders not only in Jesus but in the apostles saints and mathematicians as well including Pythagoras Apollonius St Francis of Assisi St Dominic and St Ignatius of Loyola Because of this 'De Miraculis' and many other Zimmermann works were placed on the Index of Forbidden books In fact because of its controversial nature Zimmermann published it in Zurich under a pseudonym to separate the work from himself This copy is in brown boards with handwritten title on paper label on spine Ex-library from a college library but the only indications are ink stamps on ffep and title page Discreet ink signatures on front pastedown and top of title page But otherwise no marks at all Binding is tight and sound with just slight splits starting at spine corners and bumped corners Very rare with no other example of this edition for sale worldwide at present lii 447 pp. Petri Fox unknown
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