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Man is more ferocious than the beast, Daniel Meisner

“Homo interdum asperior fera” (Man is more ferocious than the beast)

V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

“Homo interdum asperior fera” (Man is more ferocious than the beast) https://vopus.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/el-hombre-es-mas-feroz-que-la-bestia-daniel-meisner-default.jpg 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu V.M. Kwen Khan Khu https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e832d7de00772123ef7f897d80b0841daa13143ee04fa7c99f7a066face011ef?s=96&d=mm&r=g 2026-05-02 2026-05-02

The present engraving belongs to the same book Thesaurus Philo-Politicus published from 1623 by the poet Daniel Meisner and the engraver and publisher Eberhard Kieser.

How insignificant we are, Daniel Meisner

“Omnis dies, omnis hora, qvam nihil sumus, ostendit” (Every day, every hour shows us how insignificant we are)

V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

“Omnis dies, omnis hora, qvam nihil sumus, ostendit” (Every day, every hour shows us how insignificant we are) https://vopus.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lo-insignificantes-que-somos-daniel-meisner-default.jpg 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu V.M. Kwen Khan Khu https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e832d7de00772123ef7f897d80b0841daa13143ee04fa7c99f7a066face011ef?s=96&d=mm&r=g 2026-04-25 2026-05-02

The image is an allegorical engraving from the 17th century entitled Omnis dies, omnis hora, qvam nihil sumus, ostendit, ‘Every day, every hour shows us how insignificant we are’, which makes us see our own nothingness. The work is part of the famous Thesaurus Philo-Politicus series, published by Daniel Meisner and Eberhard Kieser in Frankfurt from 1623 onwards.