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Pyrola ... Eranthemum ...

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Basilius Besler. Pyrola (wintergreen), Eranthemum. "I. Pyrola. II. Eranthemum ... rubro. III. Eranthemum ... flammeo". Orig. copperplate engraving, B. Besler, 'Hortus Eystettensis', Nuremberg, 1613. Orig. old colouring. 49:40 cm.

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Besler, Basilius

Besler

Nürnberg

1613

Basilius Besler. Pyrola (wintergreen), Eranthemum. "I. Pyrola. II. Eranthemum ... rubro. III. Eranthemum ... flammeo". Orig. copperplate engraving, B. Besler, 'Hortus Eystettensis', Nuremberg, 1613. Orig. old colouring. 49:40 cm (19 1/4 x 15 3/4 inch.).

Basilius Besler (1561-1629) was a respected Nuremberg apothecary and botanist, best known for his monumental Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstätt). - Price includes the frame (71:61,5 cm).


Tags: Basilius Besler, Hortus Eystettensis, copperplate engraving, 1613, Pyrola, Wintergreen, Eranthemum