Fig. 19. — Ei.iAS Brenner (i 647-171 7), father 

 of Swedish numismatics, in a painting by 

 Mikael Dahl (1680) (plioto com'tesy Kimgl. 

 Myntlcaljincttet, Stockhohn). 



catalogs of threat collections was continued hut, at 

 the same time, advanced and inore specialized studies 

 were given increased attention. The Middle Ages 

 and the contemporary period furnished no\cl and 

 attractive subjects. 



The late 1600s already had witnessed a strong 

 movement in this direction. In France, Frangois Lc 

 Blanc's Traile historique dcs monnojs de France (1690); in 

 Sweden, Elias Brenner's Thesaurus nummorum Suecn- 

 Gothicorum vetustus (1691);'*' and in Holland, Pierre 

 Bizot's Histoirc mctallique de la Rijmhliqiie de llollande 

 (1687) were all remarkable |iublications rcpre.scnta- 

 ti\-e of the new trends. 'I'heir example was followed 

 in ])ractically e\ery leading country in Europe. In 

 Germany during the 1700s there appeared a cluster 

 of authors who treated numismatic problems from the 

 standpoint of individual principalities. An outstand- 



ing writer among them was Wilhelm Ernst Tentzel 

 (1659-1707), whose Saxonia numismatiea, published in 

 four volumes from 1705 to 1714, is still considered a 

 standard reference for Saxon coinages. 



A few names, among the many remarkable writers 

 of the 18th century, include: in Switzerland, Gottlieb 

 Emanuel von Haller, author of a work on Swiss 

 coins {Schweizerisches Aliinz- und Aiedaillenkabinet, 

 1780-1781); in Spain, Enrique Florez {Medallas de las 

 coloru'as, 1757-1773): in Italy, Guido Antonio Zanetti 

 (J\'uova raccolla delle monete e Zfcche dTlalia, 1775-1789), 

 Prince Gaijricle Torremuzza, author of a classic study- 

 on the ancient coins of Sicily {Skiliae populorum et 

 iirbiurn, 1781), Francesco de' Ficoroni [Piomin aniicht. 



"' Strombom, "Elias Brenner i unga ar" (1947); Hogberg, 

 '■Klias Brenner," (1955). 



Fig. 20. — Enrique Fl(5rez (i 702-1 773), 

 Spanish numismatist (photo courtesy Biblio- 

 thequc Xationale, Paris). 



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