Der Teutsche Merkur vom Jahre 1783 - Wieland, Christoph Martin 1733-1813 (Weimar Wieland, 1783)
Founded in 1773 as the German equivalent of the 'Mercure de France'
vol. 1 contains, among others, a 'Cantata zur Geburtsfeyer … Carl Friedrich von Sachsen-Weimar und Eisenach', a review of Genlis' theater, a 'Beschreibung eines neu erfundenen und verfertigten Bogen-Hammer-Claviers', an article 'Was ist wahre Musik?'
vol. 2 contains a translation of Juvenal, news reports, letters, Clelia und Sinibald etc.
vol. 3 contains news reports from Madagascar and Tuscany, letters, reviews and philosophical discussion
vol. 4 deals with the Montgolfiers first flight
very curious pagination, with sections in Arabic figures interspersed with sections in Roman numerals, but not continuously
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Libretto; Libretto; Literature; Philosophy; Journalism; Germany