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C1613
I. Ageratum II. Coniza palustris III. Coniza minor
Artist:
Spectacular engraving of Nodding beggarticks one of the sunflower family 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 … Read Full Description
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S/N: HEYST-211-BESL–195314
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Full Title:
I. Ageratum II. Coniza palustris III. Coniza minor
Date:
C1613
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Paper Size:
465mm
x 576mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1613
Description:
Spectacular engraving of Nodding beggarticks one of the sunflower family 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.
Common name: Nodding beggarticks or Nodding bur-marigold
Binomial name : Bidens cernua
Basil Besler (1561 - 1628)
Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of Prince Bishop of Eicstatt’s elaborate gardens. Over a period of sixteen years Besler undertook his monumental florilegia, documenting more than one thousand flowers. Each plate is beautifully designed with the plants depicted whole and life size. The most delightfully drawn and visually impressive botanical illustrations of all time.
