‎STARCK, JOHANN AUGUST.‎
‎Friemuurer-Ordens Apologie. Af Broder * * * * Medlem af den * * skottiske Loge til P *. Philadelphia i Aaret 5651, d. e. 3882. Nu paa Dansk.‎

‎Odense, Iversens Forlag, 1777. 8vo. Uncut in the original blank wrappers. Wrappers frayed and spine with loss of papers. Previous owner's name cut out of title-page, not affecting text. Internally nice and clean. 118 pp. ‎

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‎Rare early Danish translation of Starck's work on freemasonry. Johann August Starck (1741–1816), German Protestant theologian, orientalist, philosopher and court preacher, who became one of the most controversial figures in the intellectual debates surrounding Freemasonry in the late eighteenth century. Connected with Freemasonry from the early 1760ies he founded a Masonic lodge in Königsberg in 1770 and developed a distinctive Masonic system known as the “Clericate,” which incorporated elements of Catholic ritual and later became associated with the influential high-degree system of the Strict Observance. (See Deutsche Biographie). Wolfstieg 23760.‎