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24 SWEDENBORG’S TRAVELS AND DIARIES. [Doc. 205,
lischen Reiche). In this chapter the author treats of the iron
works and forges in Germany, which he enumerates and re
views ; he also discusses peat, charcoal, and coal ; he does not
treat of many authors, simply of Kircher’s Mundus subterraneus
(Subterranean world), which, however, according to Webster,
the Englishman, and Morhoff, contains merely fanciful things.
He mentions further Ulysses Aldrovandi’s Museum metallicum,
where many differences between the metals are discussed, but
nothing definite is stated ; Beccherus’ Physica subterranea,
with Stahl’s observations, 1703. In the French language was
published Traité des métaux et minéraux, et des remèdes, qu’on
en peut tirer, par M. Chaubon, Paris, 1713, 12mo. There
are also the following, viz. M. John Matthesius’ Bergpostille
oder Sarepta, folio, 1587 ; Melzer’s Gangræna metallica, oder
Bericht von Bergwerken (Report of Mines) ; Abraham Schön
burg’s Ausführliche Berginformation, Leipzig, 1693 ; Sebastian
Spahn’s Bergrechts-Spiegel, Dresden, 1698, folio ; Georg Kaspar
Kirchmayer’s Instructiones metallicæ, von Bergwerken, with
illustrations, 4to, 1687 ; his other works were published in quarto
at Wittenberg in 1698 ; he mentions also Löhneis. A certain
councillor of mines published in 1717 a work in 12mo with the
title, Kurzer Unterricht von Bergwerken. 13. Of commerce,
(vom Commercienwesen) ; 14. Of theological writings, (von
theologischen Schriften). The same Julius Bernhard von Rohr
has also published Compendieuse physikalische Bibliothek, Leipzig,
8vo, 1724 ; it treats, first, of natural science in general and the
books belonging thereto ; further, of the elements, the vege
table kingdom, the mineral kingdom, the animal kingdom,
meteors, and mineral springs, (von der Naturwissenschaft über
haupt, und den dahin gehörigen Schriften).
June 25 (July 5). I took a walk outside the town in
order to see the so-called Turkish house, where there is also a
delightful garden. In the house itself may be seen paintings of
Turkish, Chinese, Persian, and Greek women in their usual
costumes ; likewise celebrated and distinguished men, such as
sultans, viziers, muftis , &c. There are also most precious
Turkish and Persian carpets, as well on the floors as suspended
along the walls. Their silver work also, which consists chiefly
of what is called filligree work, is seen, studded here and
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