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| - | Books or other writings dealing with [[unusual]], especially [[pornographic]] and [[erotic]] topics. | + | '''Curiosa''' is most commonly used for [[books]] or other writings dealing with [[unusual]], especially [[pornographic]] and [[erotic]] topics. It is derived from the term ''[[curious]]''. |
| - | == Publishers of curiosa== | + | In [[1887]] [[Alcide Bonneau]] collected a number of his essays and published them as ''[[Curiosa: essais critiques de littérature ancienne ignorée ou mal connue]]'', it is said that the later bookselling category ''[[curiosa]]'' thanks its coinage to this collection. Before Bonneau, [[Isaac D'Israeli]] had published ''[[Curiosities of Literature]]'', a collection of [[anecdote]]s about historical persons and events, [[unusual]] books, and the habits of [[book-collector]]s. |
| - | * [[Jules Gay]] | + | |
| - | == See == | + | |
| - | [[BiblioCuriosa]] | + | |
| - | == Curious == | + | == See also== |
| - | [[curious]] | + | :''[[curious]], [[bibliophily]], [[cult fiction]]'' |
| - | == Cabinet of curiosities == | + | *''[[Curiosities of Literature]]'' (4 vols. [[1791]]-[[1823]]; single vol. [[1824]]) by Isaac D'Israeli |
| - | [[Cabinet of curiosities]] | + | * [[Jules Gay]], a publisher of curiosa |
| - | + | * [[BiblioCuriosa]], a wiki dedicated to such literature | |
| - | == Cabinet of curiosities == | + | *[[Curious]] |
| - | [[bizarre]] | + | *[[Cabinet of curiosities]] |
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| - | == ''Physica Curiosa'' == | + | *[[Facetious]] |
| - | ''Physica Curiosa'' (1697) - [[Gaspar Schott]] | + | *''[[Physica Curiosa]]'' (1662) - Gaspar Schott |
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| - | == ''Curiosa, Sive Mirabilia Naturæ et Artis Libris'' == | + | |
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| - | The earliest publication of the ''Curiosa, Sive Mirabilia Naturæ et Artis Libris'' is 1662. | + | |
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| - | == Facetious == | + | |
| - | 1592, from Fr. facétieux, from facétie "a joke," from L. facetia, from facetus "witty, elegant," of unknown origin, perhaps related to facis "torch." It implies a desire to be amusing, often intrusive or ill-timed. " in booksellers' catalogues, is, like curious, a euphemism for erotica." [Fowler] --http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=erotica [May 2005] | + | |
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| - | Facetious | + | |
| - | Intended to excite laughter or amusement: comedic, funny, humorous, jocose, jocular, witty. --Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition | + | |
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| - | Nederlands: geestig | + | |
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| - | Oscar Wilde | + | |
| - | Oscar Wilde, the flamboyant Irishman, self-proclaimed genius, rage of London, master of the facetious, and champion of the aesthetic movement. --Don Swaim [May 2005] | + | |
| - | Physica Curiosa (1697) - Gaspar Schott | + | |
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| - | Gaspar Schott | + | |
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| - | Gaspar Schott (February 5, 1608 - May 22, 1666) was a German scientist, specializing in the fields of physics, mathematics and natural philosophy, and known for his piety. He was born at Königshofen and died at Augsburg (or Würzburg, sources vary). | + | |
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| - | In 1627 Schott entered the Society of Jesus. He studied first at the University of Wuerzburg but due to the Thirty Years' War he left the Holy Roman Empire, eventually finishing his studies at the University of Palermo. He studied under Athanasius Kircher, who was his mentor for many years. He corresponded with many researchers and inventors, like Otto von Guericke, Christiaan Huygens and Robert Boyle. | + | |
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| - | Schott is most widely known for his works on hydraulic and mechanical instruments. His treatise on "chronometric marvels" contains the first description of a universal joint and the classification of gear teeth. He was the author of a number of works on mathematics, physics, and magic. However, his books were largely compendia of reports he received or books he read and he mostly repeated experiments, doing little, if any, original research. | + | |
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| - | Among his most famous works is the book "Magia universalis naturæ et artis" (4 vols., Würtzburg, 1657-1659), filled with many mathematical problems and physical experiments, notably in optics and acoustics. His "Mechanicahydraulica-pneumatica" (Würtzburg, 1657) contains the first description of von Guericke's air pump. He also published "Pantometricum Kircherianum" (Würtzburg, 1660); "Physica curiosa" (Würtzburg, 1662), a supplement to the "Magia universalis"; "Anatomia physico-hydrostatica fontium et fluminum" (Würtzburg, 1663), and a several editions of "Cursus mathematicus". He also edited the "Itinerarium extacticum" of Athanasius Kircher and the "Amussis Ferdidindea" of Albert Curtz. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspar_Schott [Feb 2006] | + | |
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| - | The author was a German Jesuit priest and friend of Kircher. Contains 61 plates, celebrated in fantastic bibliographies such as Caillet’s. -- http://fantastic.library.cornell.edu/bookrecord.php?record=F002 [Feb 2006] | + | |
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| - | Caillet, Albert (1869-1922). Manuel bibliographique des sciences psychiques ou occultes, sciences des mages, hermétique, astrologie, kabbale, franc-maconnerie, médecine ancienne, mésmerisme, sorcellerie, singularités, abérrations de tout ordre, curiosités, 3 vols., Paris, 1912. (1831 pp.) | + | |
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| - | Considéré comme la référence des ouvrages sur les sciences occultes, cette bibliographie exhaustive classe 11 600 livres, sur la magie, l'astrologie, la Kabale, le mesmérisme, la sorcellerie et les curiosa. Caillet apporte le titre complet, l'adresse bibliographique, et la collation ainsi que des notes sur les ouvrages et de brèves données bibliographiques sur l'auteur. --http://www.rarebooks.fr/Rubrique_Approf/ourbibliographie.asp?pages=bibilographie&loc=Fr | + | |
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| - | See also: 1660s - science - curiosa | + | |
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Curiosa is most commonly used for books or other writings dealing with unusual, especially pornographic and erotic topics. It is derived from the term curious.
In 1887 Alcide Bonneau collected a number of his essays and published them as Curiosa: essais critiques de littérature ancienne ignorée ou mal connue, it is said that the later bookselling category curiosa thanks its coinage to this collection. Before Bonneau, Isaac D'Israeli had published Curiosities of Literature, a collection of anecdotes about historical persons and events, unusual books, and the habits of book-collectors.
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See also
- Curiosities of Literature (4 vols. 1791-1823; single vol. 1824) by Isaac D'Israeli
- Jules Gay, a publisher of curiosa
- BiblioCuriosa, a wiki dedicated to such literature
- Curious
- Cabinet of curiosities
- Bizarre
- Facetious
- Physica Curiosa (1662) - Gaspar Schott
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