(Terra sigillata Silesiaca; Sammelband) SCULTETUS Trimontanus (SCHULZ; MONTANUS), Johannes (Johann). 
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Breve, sed exquisitum, vereque philosophicum iudicium Doctrinis Mysterijsque varijs refertum… Johannis Montani Strigoniensis … Wratislaviae (Wroclaw): in officina typographica Georgij Baumani (Georg Baumann), 1597. 4to (195 x 140 mm) 10 Bll./ leaves. (Sign.: A4, B4, C2) Modern boards. VD16 ZV 25900 (only Leipzig) SCULTETUS Trimontanus (SCHULZ; MONTANUS), Johannes (Johann). Terra Sigillata. Das ist, Kurtzer bericht von Krafft, Tugend und wirckung der Weissen, Roten und Grauen gesiegelten Erden, welche zur Liegnitz in Schlesien gefunden, worzu sie fürnehmlich in und ausserhalb des Leibes für mancherley Kranckheiten zugebrauchen. - Gedruckt zur Liegnitz (Legnica): Nicolas Schneider, (no date; before 1600 ?) (195 x 140 mm) 4 Bll. / leaves. Wrappers. (not yet VD16 or VD17) SCULTETUS Trimontanus (SCHULZ; MONTANUS), Johannes (Johann). Ein kurtzer Bericht, wie Terra Sigillata nützlich kan gebrauchet werden. (no place, no printer) 1594. 4to (195 x 140 mm) 4 Bll./leaves. Wrappers. VD16 ZV 25894 (only Zittau)
Exceedingly rare works on „Terra Silesiaca“ by Johann Montanus (Scultetus, Schulz). Around 1550, the physician Johann Schulz (1531–1604) discovered a new healing clay in the basalt crevices of his hometown of Striegau in Silesia. A good thirty years later, Andreas Berthold (d. 1610), a friend of Schulz, traveled through Germany promoting the newly discovered Terra Silesiaca. He invited authorities to test the effects of this new medicine. Three occasions received particular attention, during which Wilhelm IV of Hessen - Kassel (1532 – 1592), Wolfgang II of Hohenlohe (1546 – 1610), and the mayor of the city of Jülich in North Rhine-Westphalia issued official attestations regarding the efficacy of the medication. This followed experiments conducted on dogs and convicted criminals. Berthold published these testimonies as an appendix to his 1583 work on the newly discovered healing clay. Andreas Berthold also addressed the Collegium Medicum of the University of Basel. In 1579, he wrote a letter to Basel - presumably in vain - asking that his healing clay be tested for its effects in experiments. To do so, he suggested giving two dogs a strong and deadly poison and administering a certain amount of healing clay to one of them. Another suggestion was to apply it as a „lotion“, mixed with spring water or rose water, to sore eyes. Terra silesiaca attracted considerable public interest. By 1600, five Latin treatises, an English translation, and a German summary on this healing clay were already available to a wider audience. The success of terra silesiaca is also evident in the fact that it was already being sold at the fairs in Frankfurt am Main and Worms as early as 1582. In the 17th century, the rapid spread of Silesian sigillata continued, and terra silesiaca was used in many recipes that called for terra sigillata. Lit.: Arthur MacGregor: Medicinal Terra Sigillata: A Historical, Geographical and Typological Review, in: Christopher J. Duffin, Richard T. J. Moody, Christoph Gardner-Thorpe (Hg.): A History of Geology and Medicine, London: Geological Society (2013), S. 113–136. ( Schlesien, Poland, Polen, Siegelerde, Pharmazie, Drugs, Geologie )
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