Echo Library The history of lapland [lapponia] (illustrated edition), paperback/johannes schefferus

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Schefferus (1621-79) was one of the most important Swedish humanists of his time.

He was also known as Angelus and is remembered for writing hymns.

Born in Strasbourg, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, he came from a patrician family, studied at university there and briefly in Leiden, and was in 1648 made professor Skytteanus of eloquence and government at Uppsala University, a chair he held until his death.

He also spent time on philological and archaeological studies.

This work, a comprehensive history of Northern Scandinavia topology, environment and Sami living conditions, dwelling places, clothing, gender roles, hunting, child raising, shamanism and pagan religion, was first published as Lapponia in 1673, with this English translation appearing the following year.