Book of Plants - Basilius Besler

This is a beautiful book for botanical art lovers.  Brand new hardcover with plastic protective wrapping still intact.  Here is a brief description of the book:

''  TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition!  The most famous botanical record ever committed to paper: Basilius Besler's complete Book of Plants of 1613 A magnificent pictorial document of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, the Book of Plants is in a class of its own when it comes to the variety and range of flowers engraved. Working under Basilius Besler, a team of at least ten engravers worked on this massive project, translating in situ and specimen drawings faithfully to copper plates. Nearly four hundred years old, the book has survived though the gardens did not; they were destroyed by invading Swedish troops in 1634. This facsimile's reproductions - structured by seasons - are taken from a hand-painted edition, one of only a few still existing.''

A treasure for your bookcase.  430 pages - Book measures 45cm high x 30cm wide approximately.

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