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Historia von Ursprung, Gebrauch und Gestalt der Perruquen, Worinnen Sonderlich der Mißbrauch, Irregularität und Ubelstand derjenigen Perruquen, deren sich die Geistliche bedienen, gezeiget wird [History of the origin, usage and form of wigs in the course of which especially the misuse, the irregularity and the evil of the wigs used by clergymen is shown]
A Venereal Disease Determines a Fashion Trend
Have you ever wondered why the noble ladies and gentlemen of the Baroque period, who are usually arrogantly staring at us from paintings in castles and museums, are wearing huge wigs? It was fashionable, of course. But why did it come into fashion? The disgusting answer is: syphilis.
Tagebuch einer im Jahr 1814 gemachten Reise über Paris nach London und einigen Fabrikstädten Englands vorzüglich in technologischer Hinsicht.[Diary of a journey made in 1814 via Paris to London and factory towns in England of technological excellence.]
A Business Card Made of Steel
Schaffhausen entrepreneur Johann Conrad Fischer travelled to England in 1814. He wanted to know how far the British competition had come during the Napoleonic Wars. His diary illustrates vividly how things were going in the centres of industrialisation.
Wie die Duelle, diese Schande unseres Zeitalters, auf unsern Universitäten so leicht wieder abgeschafft werden könnten [How duels, this disgrace of our age, could easily be abolished at our universities]
A Question of Honour?
In 1837, Russian national poet Pushkin died from the wounds received in a duel. Not an unusual cause of death in the early 19th century. Ten thousands of students fought duels on a regular basis. Politician Heinrich Stephani campaigned against this foolishness.
Meine Flucht nach Paris im Winter 1790. Für bekannte und unbekannte Freunde geschrieben (My escape to Paris in the winter of 1790. Written for known and unknown friends)
A Mourning Dramatist in Revolutionary Paris
The Bastille had already been stormed, the king’s power limited, his execution and the birth of the Republic were to take place two years later: In the middle of the French Revolution, playwright Kotzebue travelled to Paris. He wrote about it. The occasion was a very sad one.
