Stories

for

Pleasure

and

Edification of the Souloriginal: "Seelenbildung"—a central 18th-century concept referring to the moral and intellectual cultivation of one's character..

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Written

by

Court Councilororiginal: "Hofrath"—an honorary title bestowed upon high-ranking officials or advisors in a royal or princely court. Eckartshausen.

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A decorative typographical ornament (vignette) featuring symmetrical floral and scrollwork designs.

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Munich,

printed by Anton Franz, Electoraloriginal: "kurfürstl." (kurfürstlich)—referring to the Prince-Elector, the ruler of Bavaria within the Holy Roman Empire. Court, Academy,

and Provincial Book Printer, 1785.