 He was also the earliest researcher of the German Meistersinger tradition.His Latin history of Nuremberg "De civitate noribergensi commentatio" (Altdorf, 1697) included the German appendix "Buch von der Meister-Singer holdseligen Kunst Anfang, Fortübung, Nutzbarkeiten, und Lehrsätzen" (dated 1680), which discussed the origin of the guild, their Tabulaturen and customs.It also includes music examples by Müglin, Heinrich Frauenlob, and .