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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Poma flore multiplici [Double-flowered apple]; Lychris viscosa sylvestris flore incarnato [German catchfly]; Rapunculus Sylvestris maior [Spreading bellflower]
Eichstatt: 1613, 1st edition. Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet size: 21 x 17 1/2 inches .
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#15781 $2,950.00  
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Fritillaria iuncifoliis [Fritillary with open flower]; Allium Ursinum [Ransoms]; Tulipa viridis coloris [Green tulip]
Eichstatt: 1613, 1st edition. Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet size: 21 1/2 x 17 1/4 inches .
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#15787$2,950.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Anagyris augustisfoliis [Laburnum (false ebony)]; Anagyris latisfolys [Alpine laburnum]
Eichstatt: 1613, 1st edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In good condition with the exception of paper loss in the bottom left corner of sheet. Sheet size: 21 x 17 3/8 inches .
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#15788$3,000.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Cnicus sativus [False saffron (safflower)]; Chamemelum Romanum flore simplici [Chamomile]; Chamemelum Romanum flore multiplici [Roman chamomile]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In good condition with the exception of two printer's creases along top left corner. Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#15794$2,750.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Corona Imperialis Polyanthos [Multiflorous Crown Imperial Fritillary]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#15795$4,750.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Caryophyllus syluestris flore laciniato carneo; Caryophyllus sylvestris prolifero; Brunella coerulea magna flore.
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#15800$2,750.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Buglossum sempervirens Hispanicum latifolium [Garden bugloss] Buglossum Italicum flore albo [White Italian bugloss] Buglossum Italicum flore coeruleo [Blue Italian bugloss]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#15802$2,500.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Aristolochia Vulgaris flore purpureo [fumewort] Laureola [Mezereon] Cornus [Cornelian Cherry] Crocus flore [Spring Crocus]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition with the exception of being trimmed just outside the platemark on the right margin. Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#15803$2,500.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Anthirrinum flore albo oris rubris; Anthirrinum flore albo oris luteis; Anthirrinum flore albo oris rubentibus [Garden snapdragons]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#15821$3,000.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Portulaca Sativa [Purslane]; Satureia Domestica [Garden savory (summer savory)]; Thymbra legitima [Winter savory]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition with the exception of some paper loss on the left margin. Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#15828$2,000.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Helleborus niger legitimus [Christmas rose]; Leucoium bulbosum triphyl Maius Byzanthinum [Snowdrop]; Leucoium bulbosum triphyl minus [Snowdrop]; Leucoium bulbosum nexaphyll Maius [Snowflake]; Leucoium bulbosum hexaphyllon Minus [Small-flowered snowflake]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#15830$3,500.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Flos Solis prolifer [Multiflorous sunflower]
Eichstatt: 1713. 3rd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet size: 20 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16136$17,500.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Iris latifolia violaceo colore maior; Iris latifolia vulgaris coerulea; Iris latifolia maior variegata [Tall bearded garden irises (flag irises)]
Eichstatt: 1613, 1st edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition with the exception of a printer's crease in the upper right corner and one of the left margin. Sheet size: 22 x 16 7/8 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16315$4,750.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Lilium Persicum [Persian fritillary and bulb]; Iris tuberosa [Snake's-head iris]; Chamæiris angustis foliis minor [Beardlesspurple iris]
Eichstatt: 1613, 1st edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition, with the exception of a printer's crease in upper left corner. Sheet size: 21 1/8 x 17 1/2 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16317$3,750.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Narcissus maior flore multiplice [Double-flowered white garden narcissus]; Narcissus sylvestris stellatus [Double-flowered narcissus, stellate form]; Narcissus Juncifolius luteus flore pleno [Double-flowered yellow jonquil]
Eichstatt: 1613, 1st edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition with the exception of some missing paper on the right margin outside the platemark. Tear in top right corner has been expertly repaired. Sheet size: 21 1/16 x 17 1/2 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16318$3,500.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Tulipa lutea miniate punctata [Early yellow tulip speckled crimson]; Tulipa alba unguibus luteis [Early white tulip with yellow center]; Tulipa alba maculis roseis [Early white tulip streakewd crimson]; Tulipa rosea, venis luteis [Yellow-veined pink tulip edged white]; Tulipa summe miniata calice luteo [Crimson gesnerana-type tulip with yellow base]
Eichstatt: 1713, 3rd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Backed on verso of sheet with fine archival backing sheet. Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16320$7,500.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Tulipa ex albo ruffa margine rubente [Red and yellow tulip tinged green]; Tulipa sulphurei coloris oris rubeis [Yellow tulip edged crimson]; Tulipa lutea lituris miniatis [Tulip streaked yellow and gold]; Tulipa fulvo sulphurei coloris margine amplius rubente [Yellow tulip edged crimson]; Tulip argentei & albicantis coloris [Early silver-white tulip]
Eichstatt: 1713, 3rd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition with the exception of some tiny spots of missing paper outside platemark on right margin. Sheet size: 20 7/8 x 16 7/8 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16322$6,000.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Auricula Ursi flore albo [White auricula]; Auricula Ursi flore purpureo [Purple auricula]; Auricula Ursi flore luteo [Yellow auricula]; Aristolochia flore albo [Fumewort]; Ranunculus Sylvarum flore albo & pleno [Double-flowered wood anemone]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Sheet size: 20 5/8 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16324$2,250.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Lilium album [Madonna or Annunciation lily]; Lilium Byzantinum flore multiplici [Scarlet turk's cap or Chalcedon lily]; Scapus lily [Madonna lily bulb]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Faint printer's crease running through middle of plate. Sheet size: 20 5/8 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16326$4,750.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Tulipa serotina polyanthos [Late multiflorous red tulip]; Leucoium Bulbosum serotinum [Summer snowflake]; Narcissus medio purpureus minor [White narcissus]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Sheet size: 20 5/8 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16331$6,000.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Tulipa lutea maculis rubens [Early tulip streaked gold and red], Tulipa aureicalnis [Large late tulip], Tulipa lutea prope calicem radis uibro [Early yellow tulip with brick red halo], Tulipa parte media viridibus signaturis altea vero rubia [Late red tulip marked with green], Tulip expurpura rosea persica [ Early pale rose-pink tulip]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condtion. Sheet size: 20 1/4 x 16 1/8 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16333$7,500.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Hyacinthus Serotinus obsoleto colore [Late hyacinth]; Ornithogalum lactum maximum [Star-of-Bethlehem]; Ornithogalum Spicatum maximum [Star-of-Bethlehem]
Eichstatt: 1713, 3rd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Sheet size: 20 1/2 x 16 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16338$3,250.00
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 BESLER, Basil (1561-1629)
Pæonia rubra flore simplici [Wild pink peony]; Gratisla flore albo et Gratia Dei [Hedge hyssop]; Alcetosa Vesicaria peregrina [American sorrel]
Eichstatt: 1713, 3rd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Sheet size: 20 3/8 x 15 3/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16340$4,000.00
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Rosa flore albo pleno [White double-flowered rose]; Rosa alba flore simplici [White rose]; Rosa Milesia flore rubro plens; [Red gallica rose]; Rosa provincialis flore albo [White semidouble-flowered rose]
Eichstatt: 1713, 3rd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition with the exception of being trimmed within the platemark on the top and right margins. Sheet size: 20 3/8 x 16 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16345$4,000.00
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Frittillaria [Fritillary or Guinea-hen flower]; Narcissus Juncifolius præcox maior [Fragrant jonquil]; Pseudo Narcissus luteus [Garden narcissus]
Eichstatt: 1713, 3rd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Sheet size: 20 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16349$2,250.00
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Ornithogalum minus [Star-of-Bethlehem]; Hyacinthus Orientalis variegatus [Hyacinth]; Hyacinthus Orientalis mixtus [Hyacinth]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Sheet size: 20 5/8 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16357$2,750.00
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Datura Turcarum [Jimson weed or thorn apple]; Polium foliis & facie Lavendulæ [Germander]; Linaria purpureo violacea elatior [Purple linaria]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition with the exception of being trimmed within the platemark on the top margin. Sheet size: 20 5/8 x 16 3/8 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16359$2,250.00
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Ranunculus Asiaticus grumosa flore pleno Sanguineo prolifero [Proliferous Persian buttercup]; Ranunculus Pesiaticus grumosa radice flore pleno ruberrimo [Double-flowered Persian buttercup]; Ranunculus Creticus grumosa radice flore niveo [White Persian buttercup]; Ranunculus Asiaticus grumosa radice flore Phoeniceo ruberrims [Persian buttercup with serrated petals]; Ranunculus Asiaticus grumosa radice flore rubris venis distincts [Verigated Persian buttercup]
Eichstatt: 1640, edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In good condition with the exception of a large mended tear through the center of the image. A number of expertly mended tears along the edges of the sheet. Sheet size: 20 7/8 x 17 1/8 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16360$2,950.00
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Hemerocallis Calcedonica polyanthos [Daylily]; Scapus cum bulbo [Scarlet turk's-cap lily or Chalcedon lily and bulb]; Hyacinthus stellatus autumnalis angustifoliis maior [Autumn squill]
Eichstatt: 1713, 3rd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In good condition with the exception of a skillfully mended tear on the left platemark. Small tear on right margin. Crease through center of image. Sheet size: 22 1/8 x 17 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16362$3,000.00
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Epipactis latifolia [Wild orchid]; Palma Christi erecta variegata [White long-spurred wild orchid]; Palma Christi erecta flore incarnato [Pink marsh orchid]; Orchis flore albo minor [Butterfly orchid]; Palma Christi peregrina flo rubro [Fragrant orchid]; Orchis Repens [Rattlesnake orchid]
Eichstatt: 1713, 3rd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Sheet size: 21 1/8 x 16 3/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16365$2,750.00
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Papaver multiplex albumoris rubicundis [Double-flowered variegated garden poppy]; Papaver flore miniato pleno [Double-flowered red garden poppy]; Papaver flore pleno argentei coloris [Double-flowered garden poppy with silver lights]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Plate mark: 19 x 15 3/8 inches. Sheet size: 20 5/8 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16611$5,500.00
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Tulipa albicans margine coccineo [Late white tulip edged rose-pink]; Tulipa floride pallens oris coccineis [Early bicolored tulip]; Tulipa ex albo marginibus rubescens [Early white tulip edged rose-pink]; Tulipa ex flavo rubescens [Late red and gold tulip]; Tulipa lutea ex rubro viridi coccineo variegata [Late red tulip with green stripes]
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Plate mark: 18 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches. Sheet size: 20 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16612$7,500.00
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[Artichoke] Fructus Artischochi
Eichstatt: 1713, 3rd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. In excellent condition. Plate mark: 18 5/8 x 15 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 21 3/8 x 17 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants were being shipped to Europe from all over the world. The garden that he organized and illustrated for his patron was both ornamental and experimental, and the large book he had engraved after his drawings was unique. The prints, made by a team of master engravers, are strong and exquisitely done.
#16613$6,500.00
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[Pink corallina peony] Pæonia mas flore incarnato; [One-flower shinleaf] Pyrola minima; [Dwarf alpine box] Pseudoschamæbuxus
Eichstatt: 1640, 2nd edition. Hand-coloured engraving. Very small right hand margin. Faint writing in ink under titles. Mild ink residue on plate. Otherwise excellent. Plate mark: 18 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches.
Basil Besler published "Hortus Eystettensis", the earliest large folio botanical, at Eichstatt near Nuremburg, in 1613. He worked on the drawings for the 374 copper engravings over a period of sixteen years using the plants in the garden of Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, his patron. Depicted in this florilegium were flowers, herbs, vegetables and newly discovered plants such as tobacco and peppers. Besler was, in modern terms, a botanist and horticulturalist, and he was familiar with real and alleged medicinal properties of various plants from medieval lore. Besler had the good fortune to live at a time when exotic plants we | | | |
