I first learned of the remarkable Matthias Buchinger (1674-1740), it should surprise no one, from Ricky Jay's Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women, which has an entire section devoted to him. Jay was a major collector of Bunchinger's works and related material, and later published a separate book called Matthias Buchinger: 'The Greatest German Living' by […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:32AM on June 2, 2023