BASILIUS BESLER'S FLORILEGIUM/ THE BOOK OF PLANTS (GER)

Botanical beauty: Basilius Besler's complete Hortus Eystettensis of 1613 A magnificent pictorial document of the flowers grown in th e greatest German garden of its time, the Hortus Eystettensis is in a class of its own when it comes to the range of flowers engrave d.First published in 1613, the 367 copperplate engravings by Basilius Besler (15611629) capture the spectacular diversity of the pa latial gardens of Prince-Bishop Johann Konrad von Gemmingen (1593/951612) in Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany. The meticulous illustrati ons are or...[Read more]