Verzeichnis der von den vereinigten Logen Zorobabel

Freemason's Library Catalogue LIBRARY CATALOGUE - [MÜNTER, Friedrich.] Verzeichnis der von den vereinigten Logen Zorobabel zum Nordstern und Friedrich zur gekrönten Hoffnung in Kopenhagen gesammelten Maurerischen Bibliothek. Manuskript für Brüder. Copenhagen, N. and E. Möller, 1801. 8vo, [viii], 158, [1] errata; contemporary turquoise glazed wrappers; a little dog-eared and discoloured, else fine; from the Stuttgart masonic library Drei Cedern with stamp and release stamp to title, the chapter on Rosicrucianism with shelf marks in pencil; a good copy. First printed catalogue of the Copenhagen freemason's library, which combined the holdings of the earliest Danish lodge Zorobabel and the German-speaking lodge Friedrich zur gekrönten Hoffnung. The catalogue was prepared by Friedrich Münter and lists some 1000 titles in eighteen sections. Of particular importance is the detailed section on the Rosicrucians, including nine Sammelbände Rosae Cruciana with in all fifty early imprints of 1615 to 1621. Further subsections are devoted to Cagliostro, the Maçonnerie des Dames, and even a listing of poems, plays and novels inspired by freemasonry. Münter (1761-1830), theologian, church historian and archaeologist, succeeded Abrahamson as Grand Master, and can be regarded as the foremost scholar among Danish freemasons. He was particularly interested in Egyptian religion and the history and rituals of the Templars. Having earned a doctorate of philosophy in 1784, he was a professor of theology in Copenhagen in 1788, a member of the Danish Academy of Sciences in 1798, and was invested as a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1808. Wolfstieg 130; uncommon, OCLC and KVK list copies at Copenhagen, Dresden and Duke; see Kenning, Masonic Encyclopedia and Handbook of Masonic Archaeology, p. 4; Melanson, Terry, Ten notable members of the Bavarian Illuminati, online.