Daniel Meisner

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Daniel Meisner (* 1585 in Komotau , Bohemia ; † March 11, 1625 p. 85 in Frankfurt am Main ; also written Meissner and Meißner ) was a German poet (probably also an engraver, as sometimes described) and co-author of the Thesaurus Philopoliticus , a famous series of stitches depicting urban landscapes.

Life

Daniel Meisner was born in 1585 in the Bohemian city of Komotau at the foot of the Ore Mountains . At an unknown point in time, he moved to Frankfurt am Main and settled (like all new citizens back then) in the Sachsenhausen district. In 1619 his son David was born there, who died in childhood.

Meisner's main activity is not recorded. Some sources mention him as a poet, but it is not certain whether he was able to earn a living for himself and his family from this activity. He had the proud title of Poeta Laureatus Caesareus . Other well-known book publications such as the Chymische Lustgartlein mentioned in the literature section , where he is mentioned as a co-author alongside Daniel Stolcius , as he translated the work, which was originally written in Latin, into a German edition, also provide information .

Several engravings by contemporaries who carry verses from him have survived. From the appearance of his name on the prints, some wrongly concluded that he had also done the copperplate engravings.

Meisner is best known as the initiator and (co-) editor of the Thesaurus philopoliticus or Politisches Schatzkästlein , a series of 830 copperplate engravings with urban landscapes and moralizing sayings in Latin and German ( emblems ). Belgian cities are depicted in twenty-four prints , fifty of them concern Dutch cities. Meisner died on March 11, 1625, just as the 5th part (the 5th booklet) of the 1st book of his Thesaurus philopoliticu s had just appeared p. 85 .

City view of Bruges , one of 830 prints from the Thesaurus Philopoliticus by Daniel Meisner

In the dedications to the first issues, Meisner describes himself as an author, inventor , Poeta Laureatus Coronatus , publisher, editor and engraver. The Frankfurt art publisher and engraver Eberhard Kieser then appears on the Latin editions . Meisner was, at least in the beginning, a co- worker who lived in modest circumstances, i.e. a resident without full citizenship. Around 1619/1620 he showed his poetic talent in the rhymes on a series of West German views of towns and castles, which are attributed to Matthäus Merian . Later he entered the service of Eberhard Kieser as the author of the verses and sayings.

literature

  • Constantin von Wurzbach : Meißner, Daniel . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 17th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1867, p. 313 ( digital copy ).
  • Daniel Meisner: Thesaurus philopoliticus (political treasure chest ); newly published and introduced by Fritz Herrmann and Leonhard Kraft; Heidelberg 1927.
  • Daniel Meisner and Eberhard Kieser: Thesaurus philopoliticus or political treasure chest ; Facsimile reprint of the Frankfurt a. M. 1625–1626 and 1627–1631 with an introduction and a complete register of townscapes by Klaus Eymann. Unterschneidheim 1972 and 2nd edition 1974.
  • M. Ryckaert: Brugge, Ieper en Oostende in de Thesaurus Philopoliticus van Daniel Meisner (Frankfurt, 1623-1632) ', in Handelingen van het Genootschap voor Geschiedenis te Brugge , 143 (2006), pp. 208-224.
  • Hans Georg Wehrens: Freiburg in the "Thesaurus philopoliticus" by Daniel Meisner and Eberhard Kieser : in: Freiburg im Breisgau 1504–1803, woodcuts and copper engravings; Herder Verlag, Freiburg 2004, p. 99 ff. ISBN 3-451-20633-1 .
  • Stephan Prinz: Legal emblems; Legal motifs in the emblemata from the 16th to 18th centuries , LIT Verlag, Münster 2009, ISBN 978-3-643-10133-4 online excerpt
  • Friedrich Bachmann: The old city pictures: a directory of the graphic local views from Schedel to Merian , Verlag A. Hiersemann, 1965 online excerpt
  • Daniel Stolcius, Daniel Meisner: Chymisches Lustgartlein ... illustrated and elucidated with poetic paintings ... Described by M. Daniele Stoltzio de Stoltzenberg ... But now transferred from Latin and brought into ordinary German rhythm, by Danielem Meissnern ... , translated from Latin by Daniel Meisner , Lucas Jennis, Frankfurt, 1624.
  • Thesaurus philo-politicus, he emblemata s. moralia politica…: accessit civitatum et urbium vera delineatio . Kieser, Francofurti ad M. 1624–1626 ( digitized version )

Web links

Wikisource: Daniel Meisner  - Sources and full texts
Commons : Daniel Meisner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Thesaurus Philopoliticus  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b see literature Stephan Prinz: Juristische Embleme.
  2. ↑ According to the original Dutch article, he was nine years old; on the other hand, he is said to have died in 1625.
  3. ↑ see literature Friedrich Bachmann: Die alten Städtebilder.
  4. ↑ Supplement to the title of the 1623 edition: This is the political treasure chest of good gentlemen and enduring friend ...
personal data
SURNAME Meisner, Daniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meissner, Daniel; Meißner, Daniel; Meisnerus, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German poet and publisher
DATE OF BIRTH 1585
PLACE OF BIRTH Chomutov
DATE OF DEATH March 11, 1625
Place of death Frankfurt am Main