Basilius Besler. Florilegium. the Book of Plants by Littger, Klaus Walter
Basilius Besler. Florilegium. the Book of Plants by Littger, Klaus Walter

Basilius Besler. Florilegium. the Book of Plants

A magnificent pictorial document of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, the...
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Author: Klaus Walter Littger
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Basilius Besler. Florilegium. the Book of Plants by Littger, Klaus Walter

Basilius Besler. Florilegium. the Book of Plants

$50.37
Basilius Besler. Florilegium. the Book of Plants by Littger, Klaus Walter

Basilius Besler. Florilegium. the Book of Plants

$50.37
Author: Klaus Walter Littger
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

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 Eichstätt, 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.

About the series

Bibliotheca Universalis -- Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!



Author: Klaus Walter Littger, Werner Dressendörfer
Publisher: Taschen
Published: 03/03/2016
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.36lbs
Size: 7.90h x 6.00w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9783836557870

About the Author
Littger, Klaus Walter: - Klaus Walter Littger is head of the manuscript department at Eichstätt University Library. In addition to essays on German language and literature, he has published a number of papers on the history of the University of Eichstätt and the history of music at Eichstätt. He is editor of a periodical and a series of publications on the history of Eichstätt.Dressendörfer, Werner: - Werner Dressendörfer is a pharmaceutical historian, academic librarian, and former honorary Professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. His particular spheres of interest are the history of the Early Modern herbal, the cultural history of useful and medicinal plants, and plant symbolism in art. He has published extensively on pharmaceutical and botanical history and is the author of TASCHEN's The Garden at Eichstätt, The Lilies, Leonhart Fuchs: The New Herbal of 1543, Pomona Britannica, The Temple of Flora, and The Vegetable Garden.

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