La Monacologia ossia descrizione metodica de frati

by Ignaz Edler Von Born

$450 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

Cagliari: Efisio Firanu, 1848. 8vo. iv , 36 pp. Original printed wrappers. Some minor foxing, otherwise fine. Item #19055 A whimsical satire on monastic life, written as a Linnaean classification. First published in Latin in 1783, the text is comprised of entries for twelve holy orders, with a physical description, differences between male and female species monks and nuns , habitat, diet, and purpose for example,

• Binding: Wrappers

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