▁of ▁the ▁celebrated ▁Jacques ▁Call ot ▁( 1 8 0 4 ), ▁and ▁Francesco ▁Col onna ' s ▁Hyp ner ot om ach ia ▁Pol i ph ili ▁( 1 4 9 9 ), ▁described ▁as ▁' the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁fif teenth ▁century '. ▁ ▁Some ▁months ▁earlier ▁Public ▁Library ▁of ▁Victoria ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Victoria ▁had ▁used ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁Fel ton ▁Be quest ▁to ▁purchase ▁direct ▁from ▁the ▁St icht ▁estate ▁his ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁Old ▁Master ▁prints ▁and ▁draw ings , ▁and ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁early ▁typ ography ▁and ▁books ▁of ▁extraordinary ▁value , ▁items ▁which ▁are ▁now ▁divided ▁between ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Victoria ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁Library ▁of ▁Victoria . ▁▁ ▁St icht ▁showed ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁the ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁Mount ▁Ly ell ▁mine ▁by ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁" bet ter ment " ▁facilities ▁near ▁the ▁mine , ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁leading ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁technical ▁school ▁in ▁Queen st own . ▁St icht ' s ▁kind lin ess ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁his ▁employees , ▁to ▁prospect ors , ▁and ▁all ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁min ing ▁industry ; ▁he ▁was ▁devoted ▁to ▁his ▁work , ▁and ▁the ▁mine ▁ow ed ▁its ▁success ▁to ▁his ▁administrative ▁powers , ▁his ▁resource ful ness ▁and ▁his ▁great ▁knowledge . ▁St icht ' s ▁reputation ▁became ▁world - wide ▁and ▁the ▁long ▁chapter ▁of ▁ 1 2 5 ▁pages ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁edition ▁of