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Plantarum Horti Eystaettensis. Classis Verna.

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Article ID T0125
Artist Besler (1561-1629)
Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was a respected Nuremberg apothecary and botanist, best known for his monumental Hortus Eystettensis. He was curator of the garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria. The bishop was an enthusiastic botanist who derived great pleasure from his garden, which was the only important European botanical garden outside Italy. The work was named Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstätt). The emphasis in botanicals of previous centuries had been on medicinal and culinary herbs, and these had usually been depicted in a crude manner. The images were often inadequate for identification, and had little claim to being aesthetic. The Hortus Eystettensis changed botanical art overnight. The plates were of garden flowers, herbs and vegetables, exotic plants such as castor-oil and arum lilies. These were depicted near life-size, producing rich detail. The layout was artistically pleasing and quite modern in concept, with the hand-colouring adding greatly to the final effect. The work was first published in 1613 and consisted of 367 copper engravings, with an average of three plants per page, so that a total of 1084 species were depicted.
Title Plantarum Horti Eystaettensis. Classis Verna.
Year ca. 1613
Description
Titlepage from the famous plant book of Hortus Eystettensis, 1 edition. With allegirical figurative scenes: Pnacea and Flora.
Place of Publication Nuremberg
Dimensions (cm)47 x 39
ConditionLeft margin replaced, upper margin missing part perfectly restored and retouched
Coloringcolored
TechniqueCopper print

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