Anmerkungen zur Rezension als Gattung in der ersten österreichischen Gelehrtenzeitschrift aus Olmütz

The article focuses on the question of which parameters applied to reviews in the scholarly journal “Monthly Extracts of Old and New Learned Things” (Monathliche Auszuege alt, und neuer gelehrten Sachen) from Olomouc. These parameters and the special nature of the review of a scholarly publication are outlined using a concrete example: A book review of an entomological work penned by Charles Bonnet will be discussed in more detail. In it, the scientist deals with the question of parthenogenesis in the animal world. The reviewer comments on this result in the light of the guidelines that applied to the journal.