Basil Besler (14 results)

27 août 1979, fascicule contenant 14 planches hors texte en couleurs - très bon état.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. AVEC COFFRET ET JAQUETTE.

Hardcover. Condition: Wie neu. 463 S., mit 367 farbigen Tafelseiten, 35 x5 x 29 cm, gebunden mit Schutzumschlag, nahezu neuwertig. VERSANDKOSTEN WEICHEN ab - 5 kg- DHL-Paket). . Basil Besler (* 13. Februar 1561 in Nürnberg; 13. März 1629 ebenda), war ein deutscher Apotheker, Botaniker und Verleger. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet Besler". 1597 beauftragte ihn der Bischof von Eichstätt, Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, mit der Anlage eines botanischen Gartens auf dem Gelände der Willibaldsburg. Auf einem Gelände mit einer Größe von etwa einem Hektar legte er auf acht Terrassen den Garten an. Er bediente sich dabei der Unterstützung der Botaniker Joachim Camerarius, Ludwig Jungermann sowie Carolus Clusius, der bereits den Residenzgarten in Wien angelegt hatte. Der Garten in Eichstätt wurde bald in weiten Kreisen berühmt. Buch.

Condition: Good. Bon état. in4. 1979. broché. non paginé pages. Good.

1 copper engraved plate with hand-colouring, framed and glazed, 63.5 x 55.5 cm. (25 x 21 7/8 in) inclusive. A magnificent plate from 'Hortus Eystettensis', one of the earliest and most famous works in the field. The Hortus Eystettensis is a pictorial record of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, that of Prince Bishop of Eichstatt, Johann Conrad von Gemmingen. The garden was begun by Joachim Camerarius in 1596 and, after his death in 1598, completed by Basil Besler, a pharmacist from Nuremberg. A visitor, Philipp Hainhofer, in 1611 marvelled at the eight gardens, each containing 'flowers from a different country; they varied in the beds and flowers, especially in the beautiful roses, lilies, tulips. The Hortus records this variety and beauty. The book is exceptional in every sense; in its variety and range of flowers, in its size, in its fine quality of engraving. It is also one of the earliest records of flowers from a specific, documented garden. Besler was asked to complete the work by Gemmingen in 1606; the huge nature of the task was clear to Besler and he enlisted the help of his younger brother Hieronymus and Ludwig Jungermann, a nephew of Camerarius. Printing the Hortus may have begun as early as 1607. Drawings were made in situ and from specimens sent by the Bishop to Nuremberg; the Bishop reported to Hainhofer that he had boxes of fresh flowers sent every week to Besler at Nuremberg for sketching. A team of at least 10 engravers were employed to translate the drawings to copperplates. The gardens, along with most of the town of Eichstatt, were destroyed by the invading Swedish troops under Herzog Bernhard von Weimar in 1633-4, although they were partially restored by later bishops. Many of the original drawings survive in the University Library, Erlangen.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Spectacular engraving of the Yellow cephalaria from Basil Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, the greatest florilegium ever made and which recorded all the plants in their actual size that were in the botanical garden developed by the Prince Bishop of Eichstatt in Bavaria. Binomial name: Cephalaria alpina From Basil Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, the greatest florilegium ever made. Paper Size: 445mm x 510mm (17.5" x 20"). Condition: In good condition. Technique: Hand coloured copper engraving.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Spectacular engraving from Basil Beslers Hortus Eystettensis, the greatest florilegium ever made which recorded all the plants in their actual size which were in the botanical garden developed by the Prince Bishop of Eichstatt in Bavaria. Image Size: 410mm x 500mm (16.1" x 19.6"). Paper Size: 445mm x 510mm (17.5" x 20"). Condition: In good condition. Technique: Hand coloured copper engraving.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Spectacular engraving of hyacinths from Basil Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, the greatest florilegium ever made which recorded all the plants in their actual size which were in the botanical garden developed by the Prince Bishop of Eichstatt in Bavaria. Image Size: 410mm x 500mm (16.1" x 19.6"). Paper Size: 445mm x 510mm (17.5 x 20"). Condition: In good condition. Technique: Hand coloured copper engraving.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Spectacular engraving of the Maltese cross, also known as the Jerusalem cross from Basil Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, the greatest florilegium ever made and which recorded all the plants in their actual size that were in the botanical garden developed by the Prince Bishop of Eichstatt in Bavaria. Paper Size: 445mm x 510mm (17.5" x 20"). Condition: In good condition. Technique: Hand coloured copper engraving.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Spectacular engraving of Teucrium Verum from Basil Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, the greatest florilegium ever made and which recorded all the plants in their actual size that were in the botanical garden developed by the Prince Bishop of Eichstatt in Bavaria. Paper Size: 445mm x 510mm (17.5" x 20"). Condition: In good condition. Technique: Hand coloured copper engraving.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Spectacular engraving of Dianthus barbatus, Sweet William from Basil Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, the greatest florilegium ever made and which recorded all the plants in their actual size that were in the botanical garden developed by the Prince Bishop of Eichstatt in Bavaria. Paper Size: 445mm x 510mm (17.5" x 20"). Condition: In good condition. Technique: Hand coloured copper engraving.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Spectacular engraving of hyacinths from Basil Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, the greatest florilegium ever made and which recorded all the plants in their actual size that were in the botanical garden developed by the Prince Bishop of Eichstatt in Bavaria. Paper Size: 445mm x 510mm (17.5" x 20"). Condition: In good condition. Technique: Hand coloured copper engraving.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Spectacular engraving of Hyacinths from Basil Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, the greatest florilegium ever made and which recorded all the plants in their actual size that were in the botanical garden developed by the Prince Bishop of Eichstatt in Bavaria. Paper Size: 445mm x 510mm (17.5" x 20"). Condition: In good condition. Technique: Hand coloured copper engraving.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Spectacular engraving of Buttercups from Basil Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, the greatest florilegium ever made which recorded all the plants in their actual size which were in the botanical garden developed by the Prince Bishop of Eichstatt in Bavaria. Image Size: 400mm x 480mm (15.7" x 18.9"). Paper Size: 440mm x 540mm ( 17.3" x 21.2"). Condition: In good condition. Technique: Hand coloured copper engraving.