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by Paul Aler

Gradus ad Parnassum
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Paul Aler joined the Jesuit order in 1676 and was teacher at Cologne Collegium Tricoronatum. From 1713 he was professor of philosophy and moral theology at the University of Trier. [1] He wrote a Gradus ad Parnassum and more than thirteen Neo-dramas with musical sections. They were listed on the German stage of the Society of Jesus in Aachen, Trier and Cologne. This book featured his most famous work as well as a collection of poems written in various styles.[2]

Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as "Gradus ad Parnsassum. 12mo." and kept by Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson later sold two copies to the Library of Congress,[3] but neither still exists to verify Wythe's ownership or the edition. The Brown Bibliography[4] lists the 1716 London edition compiled by Paul Aler. George Wythe's Library[5] on LibraryThing states "Precise edition unknown." The Wolf Law Library has not yet purchased an edition of Gradus ad Parnassum.

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  1. VD17 - Das Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts - 1.28 (VD17 - Das Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts - 1.28)[1]
  2. Ibid.
  3. E. Millicent Sowerby, Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:88 [no.4798].
  4. Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, 2009, rev. 2023) Microsoft Word document (on file at the Wolf Law Library, William & Mary Law School).
  5. LibraryThing, s.v. "Member: George Wythe" accessed on June 26, 2025.