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GORLITZ

Volume 9 · 242 words · 1823 Edition

or Goritz, a strong town of Germany, in the circle of Austria, and duchy of Carniola, with a castle; seated on the river Lizonzo, 20 miles north-east of Aquileia, and 70 north-east of Venice. E. Long. 13° 43'. N. Lat. 46° 12'.

GORLUS, Abraham, an eminent antiquary, was born at Antwerp, and gained a reputation by collecting medals and other antiques. He was chiefly fond of the rings and seals of the ancients, of which he published a prodigious number in 1651, under this title, Dactylologiae seu Annistorum Sigillarium, quorum apud priscos tam Graecos quam Romanos unus ex fero, argenteo, et auro, Promptuarium. This was the first part of the work; the second was entitled, Variorum Gemmarum, quibus antiquitas in signando uti solita sculpturae. This work has undergone several editions, the best of which is that of Leyden, 1695: for it not only contains a vast number of cuts, but also a short explication of them by Gronovius. In 1680, he published a collection of medals: which, however, if we may believe the Scaligerana, it is not safe always to trust. Gorlius pitched upon Delft for the place of his residence, and died there in 1629. His collections of antiques were sold by his heirs to the prince of Wales.

a town of Germany, in Upper Lusatia, now subject to Prussia. It is a handsome strong place, and seated on the river Neisse, in E. Long. 15° 15'. N. Lat. 51° 10'.