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*1001 $aBesler, Basilius,$d1561-1629
*24010$aHortus Eystettensis.$pPlates.
*24510$aFlorilegium :$bthe book of plants - the complete plates /$cBasilius Besler, Werner Dressendörfer, Klaus Walter Littger.
*260  $aCologne :$bTaschen,$ccop. 2016
*300  $a544 pages :$bchiefly illustrations (some color) ;$c21 cm
*500  $aConsists of plates from Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, originally published in 1613.
*504  $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 536-541) and index.
*599  $aImported from: zcat.oclc.org:210/OLUCWorldCat (Do not remove)
*60010$aBesler, Basilius,$d1561-1629.$tHortus Eystettensis$vIllustrations.
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*650 7$aBotaniska illustrationer$2sao$0168851
*650 0$aBotanical  illustration
*650 0$aBotanical illustration$vEarly works to 1800.
*650 0$aBotany$vPre-Linnean works.
*651 0$aHortus Eystettensis (Germany)$vEarly works to 1900.
*7001 $aDressendörfer, Werner$4aut
*7001 $aLittger, Klaus Walter$4aut
*830 0$aBibliotheca universalis (Taschen (Firm))
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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.