Thesaurus philo-politicus, hoc est, Emblemata sive moralia politica, figuris aeneis incisa et ad instar albi amicorum exhibita, versibus quoq[ue] Latinis ac rhythmis Germanicis conscripta
Subtitle: Politisches Schatzkästlein, das ist, Ausserlesene schöne Emblemata vnd Moralia so wol Kunst vnd Christliebenden als Kriegszvbenden, auch andern politischen Personen zu Ehren vnd Gefallen in diese Stammbuchs Form gar artlich inventirt, fürgebildet vnd gantz new an Tag geben / durch Daniel Meissnern von Commenthaw ausz Böheimb P.L.C. ; sampt gewissen Abbildungen der fürnembsten käyserlichen königlichen Chur- vnd Fürstlichen Residentz, auch Reichs vnd Handelsz Stätten, so wol der berümbtesten Vniversitäten vnd hohen Schulen in vnd ausserhalb desz Heil. Röm. Reichs Teutscher Nation
By: opera, studio ac inventione Danielis Meisneri, Commothoviensis Bohemi, P.L.C ; accessit multarum caesarearum, regiarum, electoralium, principalium et imperialium civitatum ac urbium, nec non florentissimarum Vniuersitatum & Academiarum Germania aliarumq[ue] nationum vera delineatio  =
Contributors: Kieser, Eberhard, 1583-1631, printer; Gottfried, Johann Ludwig, active 17th century, author
Edition: Secundae editionis.
Published: 1624
Language: ger
Subjects: Cities and towns; Emblems; Early works to 1800; Pictorial works
Other titles: Thesavrvs philo-politicvs; Emblemata sive moralia politica; Politisches Schatzkästlein; Ausserlesene schöne Emblemata und Moralia
Notes: Parts 1 to 6 with engraved and letterpress title pages; parts 7 and 8 with engraved title pages only.

Originally published in 2 volumes, each comprising 8 parts; of the second edition only the first volume was published.

Each part comprises 52 copper plates with emblematic images and views of cities in the background.

Parts 1 to 6 are by Daniel Meissner who dies in 1625; part 7 is by Johann Ludwig Gottfried; part 8 was edited by Eberhard Kieser. Cf. Praz.

Head-pieces; decorative initials.

VD17 23:285514Y

Landwehr, J.  German emblem books, 426

Praz, M.  Studies in 17th-century imagery (2nd ed.), page 248

Text in German; the emblems are headed by a motto in Latin followed by an explanatory verse in German and Latin.

Binding: gilt tooled roan; all edges gilt; small armorial bookplate on verso of front free endpaper.