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Primula ... Doronicum ... Gariophyllata

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Besler. Epipactis (helleborine), Orchis. "Epipactis ... Orchis ... Palma Christi". Orig. copperplate engraving, B. Besler, 'Hortus Eystettensis', Nuremberg, 1613. Coloured. 49:40 cm.

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Besler, Basilius

Besler

Nürnberg

1613

Basilius Besler. Epipactis (helleborine), Orchis. "Epipactis latifolia. Orchis florae albo ... Regens. Palma Christi peregrina ... erecta ... erecta variegata". Orig. copperplate engraving, B. Besler, 'Hortus Eystettensis', Nuremberg, 1613. Coloured. 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, Epipactis (helleborine), Epipactis, Orchis, Palma Christi