1613 POMA AURANTIA NANADICTA Seville Orange Citron Lemon BESLER Botanical

BESLER, Basilius

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1613 (I) POMA AURANTIA NANADICTA (II) MALA MEDICA SEU CITRIA (III) ROMA AURANTIA. Orange, CitronThis splendid folio botanical engraving is from Basilius Beslers rare and highly sought after workHortus Eystettensis, sive Diligens et accurata omnium Plantarum, Florum, Stirpium, ex variis orbis terrae partibus, singulari studio collectarum, quae in celeberrimis viridariis arcem episcopalem ibidem cingentibus, olim conspiciebantur delineatio et ad vivum. The print available is from either the first or third edition published in 1613 or 1713 in Nuremberg and Eichstatt.The engraving was printed on superior chain-linked, watermarked paper.Bishop-prince Johann Konrad von Gemmingen created a magnificent garden to praise God and celebrate the diversity of creation. In the early 1600s, the bishop-prince commissioned Basilius Besler to create a catalogue of his garden and thusHortus Eystettensiswas produced. Beslers work, which depicted over 1100 specimens, is still widely considered one of the best botanical works ever created. Most of the plants depicted were drawn at their actual size. The first edition of the work was printed in 1613 and consisted of only about 300 copies. Hortus Eystettensis is truly a masterpiece and one of the most comprehensive and alluring botanical works ever produced. In the preface to an 1806 edition, Franz Seraph Widmann said .by reason of.the magnificence of its engravings, [this work] deserves to rank high among the rarest works of its kind.Measures approx 42.5cm x 52cm including the margins. Condition is generally very finewith exceptional hand colouring. Seller Inventory # BES-5146231

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