26-05-2018, 10:47 PM
There's been certain progress with the man Wroblicius.
His enigmatic 1611 book has been digitized and is available here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Several things are immediately evident.
1. This is not a book, but a thesis - as far as I can understand, for the degree of bachelor of theology. I do not know whether this means that Wroblicius really studied in Graz (as suggested above) or not, but the fact that he published his thesis in Graz makes this likely. This also confirms that he was not an old man in 1611.
2. Lamormain is not the co-author of the book (so the catalogue record was misguiding), instead he is featured as "praeside" - I guess this is something like head of the committee which disputes the thesis and then awards the degree. This explains away the otherwise strange connection between famous Lamormain and obscure Wroblicius - namely, there is no connection whatsoever
3. The thesis is dedicated to one Popel from Lobkoviz, which introduces another person into the stage. Some information can be found about this Wenceslas William (or Vaclav Vilem) Popel on the internet, but I'm very busy for some weeks to come to dig any deeper right now. It is interesting that, judging by the initials, the coat of arms on page 2 is that of Popel.
Could those who are proficient in Latin please have a look at the title page and the preface (dedication) and advise:
a) what is the correct translation of the title page, especially what does "Ex Ferdinandaeo" mean? Does that relate to the court?
b) is there anything interesting in the preface in terms of Wroblicius's biography and his relations with Popel, and also what information about Popel is there? Was Popel Wroblicius's benefactor, or what reason was there for Wroblicius to place Popel's coat of arms into the book?
His enigmatic 1611 book has been digitized and is available here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Several things are immediately evident.
1. This is not a book, but a thesis - as far as I can understand, for the degree of bachelor of theology. I do not know whether this means that Wroblicius really studied in Graz (as suggested above) or not, but the fact that he published his thesis in Graz makes this likely. This also confirms that he was not an old man in 1611.
2. Lamormain is not the co-author of the book (so the catalogue record was misguiding), instead he is featured as "praeside" - I guess this is something like head of the committee which disputes the thesis and then awards the degree. This explains away the otherwise strange connection between famous Lamormain and obscure Wroblicius - namely, there is no connection whatsoever
3. The thesis is dedicated to one Popel from Lobkoviz, which introduces another person into the stage. Some information can be found about this Wenceslas William (or Vaclav Vilem) Popel on the internet, but I'm very busy for some weeks to come to dig any deeper right now. It is interesting that, judging by the initials, the coat of arms on page 2 is that of Popel.
Could those who are proficient in Latin please have a look at the title page and the preface (dedication) and advise:
a) what is the correct translation of the title page, especially what does "Ex Ferdinandaeo" mean? Does that relate to the court?
b) is there anything interesting in the preface in terms of Wroblicius's biography and his relations with Popel, and also what information about Popel is there? Was Popel Wroblicius's benefactor, or what reason was there for Wroblicius to place Popel's coat of arms into the book?
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