Georg Christoph Lichtenberg's vermischte Schriften nach dessen Tode gesammelt und herausgegeben von Ludwig Christian Lichtenberg Sächs. Goth. Legationsrathe und Friedrich Kries Professor am Gothaischen Gymnasium. - Vierter Band. -
[T.p.] - Vorbericht - Inhalt - [Text, and pl.]; Nachricht für den Buchbinder.
Responsibility Note
Plates [2, 3, 5] are signed as drawn and engraved by D. Chodowiecki, 1780; the rest are unsigned.
References
G.C. Lichtenberg, Schriften und Briefe, ed. W. Promies (4 v., 1967-72).
Summary Note
Most of the articles collected here had been published earlier in the German periodicals, 'Deutschen Museum', 'Göttingischen und Hannöverischen Magazin'and 'Göttingischen Taschenbüchern'.
Plate [1] is captioned 'Captain James Cook'; plate [6] is captioned 'William Crotch 3. Jahre 7. Monath Alt'. The rest are uncaptioned but are listed in the 'Nachricht für den Buchbinder' as: [2, 3] 'Die beyden Platten der männlichen Bedienten'; [4, 5] 'Die Platte der weiblichen, und die der Comödianten'.
Reproductions
A microfiche version was published in 1989-90 (Wildberg: Belser Wiss. Dienst).
Binding Note
20th-century half calf, green cloth-covered boards; gilt-decorated spine, red and black morocco spine-labels lettered 'Lichtenberg's Schriften' '4. Band', spine lettered 'R.A.'
Subject
Arts - Literature - Philosophy - Europe - History
Essays - Germany - 18th century
Pictorial works - Germany - 18th century