Leighton Library has 1614 edition of "Relatio ad reges & principes christianos" by Caspar Schoppe

Added by Leighton Library at 10:24 on 27 May 2025

He was referred to as "a man of a restless spirit and a malicious pen!" #OnThisDay 27 May 1576 German controversialist and scholar Caspar Schoppe was born. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has a 1614 edition of his "Relatio ad reges & principes christianos"

Leighton Library has 1816 edition of “Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity” by William Paley

Added by Leighton Library at 06:16 on 25 May 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1816 edition of the best known work of clergyman & philosopher William Paley (who died #OnThisDay 25 May 1805) “Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity.” This book presented the intelligent design argument for the existence of God and inc...

Leighton Library has 1701 edition of "The pirat's doom : or, Captain Kidd's fatall farewell“

Added by Leighton Library at 08:07 on 23 May 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1701 edition (the only one thought to still be in existence) of "The pirat's doom : or, Captain Kidd's fatall farewell ; being executed at Execution Dock, for murder, piracy and robbery, on Friday the 23d of May, 1701" - a ballad about renowned Scottish pirate William Kidd...

Leighton Library has 1628 edition of "De miraculis occultis naturae” by Lemnius

Added by Leighton Library at 06:12 on 20 May 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1628 edition of "De miraculis occultis naturae libri IIII" (The secret miracles of nature) by Dutch physician and author Levinus Lemnius who was born #OnThisDay 20 May 1505. This was on the subjects of Medicine, Occultism, Philosophy and religion

Leighton Library has 1663 First Edition of "Discours politiques des rois" by Georges de Scudéry

Added by Leighton Library at 07:19 on 14 May 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1663 First Edition of "Discours politiques des rois" (Political Discourse of Kings) by French novelist, dramatist and poet Georges de Scudéry who died #OnThisDay 14 May 1667. This is a collection of twenty speeches (as created from the imagination of the author) by histori...