Basilius Besler
Florilegium. The Book of Plants
$51.43
- Hardcover
544 pages
- Release Date
29 March 2016
Summary
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 met…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836557870 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836557878 |
| Author: | Klaus Walter Littger, Werner Dressendörfer |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 29 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 947g |
| Dimensions: | 48mm x 140mm x 195mm |
| Series: | Bibliotheca Universalis |
Critics Review
“Given the scholarship and quality of the reproductions, this book is a bargain.”
Given the scholarship and quality of the reproductions, this book is a bargain. * Chicago Botanic Garden Book Review *
Klaus Walter Littger
Klaus Walter Littger was deputy director of the Eichstätt-Ingolstadt University Library, and head of the university’s collection of historical books and manuscripts. In addition to essays on German language and literature, he has published numerous works on the history of libraries as well as the diocese and University of Eichstätt, and on the history of its local music. He is also co-editor of a journal and a series on the history of the diocese.
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 written extensively on pharmaceutical and botanical history, and is the author of many of TASCHEN’s botanical publications.
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