Besler Madonna Lily and Bulb, Red Martagon Of Constantinople

Besler c. 1613

This folio botanical engraving is from Basilius Besler’s rare and highly valued work, Hortus Eystettensis, published in 1613 in Nuremberg and Eichstatt.

Bishop-prince Johann Konrad von Gemmingen created a magnificent garden in Eichstatt in the early 1600s. He commissioned Basilius Besler to create a catalog of his garden. Besler’s work, which depicted over 1100 specimens, is still widely considered one of the best botanical works ever created. Most of the plants depicted were drawn to scale. The first edition of the work was printed in 1613 and consisted of only about 300 copies.

Very fine finished corner frame.

Dimensions

~ 17 1/2″ by 20″