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Bellis prolifera ... minor ... Primula Veris ...

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Besler. Primeroses and daisies. "I. Bellis prolifera variegata. II. Bellis minor floro rubra. III. Bellis ... alba. IV. Primula Veris Angustifolia rubra. V. Primula ... alba". Orig. copper-engraving from B. Besler's famous work Hortus Eystettensis. Orig. old colouring. Published in Nuremberg, 1613. 52:40,5 cm.

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Besler, Basilius

Besler

Nürnberg

1613

Besler. Primeroses and daisies. "I. Bellis prolifera variegata. II. Bellis minor floro rubra. III. Bellis ... alba. IV. Primula Veris Angustifolia rubra. V. Primula ... alba". Orig. copper-engraving from B. Besler's famous work Hortus Eystettensis. Orig. old colouring. Published in Nuremberg, 1613. 52:40,5 cm (20 1/2 x 16 inch.).

Basilius Besler (1561-1629) was a respected Nuremberg apothecary and botanist, best known for his monumental Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstätt).


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