Gerard van Swieten and His World 1700-1772
The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1970.
Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Crisp copy.; Biographical study of Leiden-born Dutch doctor who became chief physician at the Court of Vienna, director of the Imperial Library, head of both the Vienna Medical Faculty and the Censorship Commission, and trusted councillor to Empress Maria..... More