Meteorologia Philosophico-Politica, das ist: Philosophische und Politische Beschreib- und Erklärung der Meteorischen, oder in der obern Lufft erzeugten Dinge; In Zwölff zerschiednen Aus Meteorologischen Fragen, und Politischen Schluss-Reden bestehenden; wie auch mit zugleich untermischten schönen Sinn-Bildern gezierten Abtheilungen Sonderbaren Fleisses ehedem verfasst. REINZER, Franz.

First German translation of a beautiful instructive emblem book by the Jesuit Reinzer (1661-1708), curiously mixing science and philosophical politics, including moral lessons. Quotations from scientists and classical philosophers accompany beautiful emblems with meteorites, flying dragons, lightning, comets, rainbows, fata morganas, earthquakes, underground fires, minerals, metals, etc., with references in the margins and allegories of politics and public life and wise lessons drawn from them. Wolfgang Josephus Kadoriza or Catoriza was a painter, active at Linz between ca. 1697 and 1730.Fine copy, with old owner's inscriptions on the title page.l De Backer & Sommervogel VI, cols. 1640-1641; Landwehr, German Emblem Books 495; Praz, p. 468; Thieme & Becker XXIX, p. 412. Contemporary calf, richly gold-tooled spine with orange label, red sprinkled edges. With richly engraved allegorical frontispiece by A.M. Wolffgang after Wolfgang Josephus Kadoriza and 83 large engraved circular emblems in text with motto above and various verses in text, all after designs by Kadoriza. Pages: [4], 424, [4] pp.