Austriaca – Firmus, Georg. – Philosophia peripatetica Austriacorum Caesarum Symbolis adumbrata.

Peripatetic Philosophy illustrated by the Symbols of the Austrian Emperors is the title of a 17th-century book, likely a Jesuit academic work from the University of Prague, featuring allegorical emblems connecting Aristotelian philosophy (Peripatetic) with the virtues and imperial power of the Habsburg rulers, particularly Emperor Leopold I, using visual symbols like the double-headed eagle or specific virtues for imperial representation. – It means „Peripatetic Philosophy illustrated by the Symbols of the Austrian Emperors“ (Peripatetic refers to Aristotle’s school, linked to wisdom and logic). It was published 1673 by the Jesuit University of Charles-Ferdinand in Prague (then part of the Habsburg lands). It used complex emblems (symbols/allegories) to show how the philosophy of the ancients (Aristotle) mirrored the rule and virtues of the contemporary Habsburg emperors, especially Leopold I. To glorify the Emperor and the Jesuit educational system by equating imperial power with timeless wisdom. – Right lower corner of frontispiece missing a minimal part, not effecting the image, occasionlly some small waterstains; binding a bit waved and with stains. – Jantz 977a. – Rare.