Michaelis Maieri ... secretioris naturae secretorum scrutinium chymicum, per oculis et intellectui accurate accommodata, figuris cupro appositissime incisa, ingeniosissima emblemata, hisque confines, & ad rem egregie facientes sententias, doctissimaque item epigrammata, illustratum. Opusculum ingeniis altioribus ...
This is an alchemical emblem book by Michael Maier, printed in 1687 at Frankfurt by Georgius Oehrlingius and Ioannes Philippus Andreae, for an educated readership of scholars and adepts. Each emblem pairs a copper engraving with a Latin motto and epigram on the facing page. The engravings show small allegorical scenes of classical myth and nature, rendered in dense, even line work that suggests a compact, layered emblematic plate.
