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Basilius Besler. Florilegium. The Book of Plants

Basilius Besler. Florilegium. The Book of Plants

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Publisher Taschen GmbH
Year 16/03/2022
Pages 544
Version hardback
Readership level General/trade
Language English
ISBN 9783836557870
Categories Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes, etc)
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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 Eichstatt, Bavaria, Germany. The meticulous illustrations are organized according to the four seasons, and, following the classification system used today, show plants belonging to a total of 90 families and covering 340 genera. The whole collection is regarded as one of the finest treasures of botanical literature; it was described by Carl Linnaeus, the legendary 18th-century botanist and zoologist, as an "incomparable work."

Besler's pictorial catalog long outlived the gardens, which were destroyed in 1634 by invading Swedish troops. In auction, the asking price for a first-edition copy of Hortus Eystettensis is now more than half a million dollars. With this edition, TASCHEN opens up the garden to a much wider audience: a rich and beautiful record, destined to keep the garden's beauty in bloom.



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Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe! "Given the scholarship and quality of the reproductions, this book is a bargain." * Chicago Botanic Garden Book Review *

Basilius Besler. Florilegium. The Book of Plants

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