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Basilius Besler, German 1561-1629- Six Botanical Studies from "Hortus...
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Basilius Besler,
German 1561-1629-
Six Botanical Studies from "Hortus Eystettensis";
hand-coloured copper engravings on laid paper, each 48 x 39.5 cm., six (6).
Provenance: Private Collection, UK.
Note: The present works are presumably third edition prints (1713-c.1750), on rich laid paper and with text descriptions printed versos. Each species is identified with its Latin name on the print. Besler was a botanist from Nuremberg who acted as the curator of the Eichstatt Garden, a significant early botanical garden of the Prince-Bishop of Eichstatt. It was in this capacity that Besler produced Hortus Eystettensis the work for which he is best-known an illustrated codex of the plants in the garden, which was notable for its scale, detail, and influence on botanical art to follow.
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