DM 128.00 Bibliographies devoted to a single individual can be particularly important if the works of that individual span several different disciplines or if the person is studied by representatives of several disciplines, since the retrospective and current bibliographies of a discipline may not cover the range of secondary literature about an interdisciplinary subject. Paulus lists 1,800 consecutively numbered monographs and articles in all European languages, although the preponderance is in German.
Italian contributions are many, proving the intense interest in Paracelsus in that part of Europe.
The paucity of Slavic contributions leads one to suspect that only a portion of the relevant literature could be uncovered. Paulus arranges the entries in thirteen broad categories, which are then further subdivided. Organization within the categories is not always consistent or logical. The editor strives to present as complete a citation as possible, though it seems that much of the information derives from other secondary sources. Rather, Hiller's book is an anthology of extracts from the numerous works of Paracelsus arranged alphabetically by key concepts.