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Basilius Besler. Florilegium. The Book of Plants

By Klaus Walter Littger, Werner Dressendörfer
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$25.00
By Klaus Walter Littger, Werner Dressendörfer
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A magnificent pictorial document of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, the Hortus Eystettensis is in a class of its own when it comes to the range of flowers engraved.

First published in 1613, the 367 copperplate engravings by Basilius Besler (1561–1629) capture the spectacular diversity of the palatial gardens of Prince-Bishop Johann Konrad von Gemmingen (1593/95–1612) in Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany. The meticulous illustrations are organized according to the four...

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