First publication from the treasures of the family entail library of the former Emperor of Austria. This selection comes from the large collection of Chinese miniatures which Emperor FranzAcquired from the English Consul General Watts for his private library in 1826. Rudolf Payer (von) Thurn (1867-1932) was literary historian, librarianAnd last director of the Habsburg-Lorraine Family Eideikommiss Library in Vienna.