Aquila Sueua, sub qua imperatores Sueui a Conrado III vsquè ad Conradum IV Occidentis imperatorem XXVII : elogiis, hieroglyphicis, numismatibus, insignibus, symbolis, imaginibus antiquis ad viuum exhibentur exculpti, & longa historiarum serie exarati : vt nihil relictum sit, quod prisci vel hodierni habeant annales, sed diplomata, leges, indulta, genealogiae, donationes, priuilegia offeruntur congesta : inseruntur et regum principumque imagines, nummi honorarij, castrenses, triumphales, votiui, missiles, &c. qui sanguine, foedere, bello Imperatoribus iuncti, occurrunt in opere : accedit cuique caesarum tractatus sacrolegalis & historicopoliticus ...
A 1679 Latin folio printed in Venice by Andrea Poleti, compiling genealogies, charters and historical accounts of the Swabian (Hohenstaufen) emperors from Conrad III to Conrad IV, for scholars and collectors of imperial history. Its pictures are engraved portrait medallions and busts of rulers set in ornate cartouches, with coats of arms, Latin inscriptions and small emblematic scenes, offering a designer models of baroque framing devices, heraldic shields and inscribed roundels.
