Hortus Eystettensis The Bishop's Garden and Besler's Magnificent Book by Nicolas, Barker - 1994

Harry N Abrams, 1994-09-05. hardcover. Like New. 15x12x2. Hardback--no flaws

Abrams, 1994-09-05. Hardcover. New/new . 12x1x15. still in original shrink wrap very large book

Abrams, 1994-09-05. Hardcover. New/new . 12x1x15. still in original shrink wrap very large book

Harry N. Abrams, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Oversized.

New York: Harry N. Abrams. Hardcover. 1994. 1st Edition. Folio 80 text /pp . Fine in Very Good DJ. Color Illustrations. Full color botanical illustration s at rear of text. DJ front and bottom edges faded. In the early 17th century the Price- Bishop of Eichstatt, Germany, created a splendid garden which included the latest imports from the Orient and America. He commissioned a monumental picture book of the plants - the Hortus Eystettensis -published in 1613 by botanist-apothecary Basilius Besler .

Harry N Abrams, 1994-09-05. Hardcover. Like New. 14x12x0. Oversized large format hardcover book is as new jacket has tiny blem to rear panel at the base of the spine. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.

New York: Harry N Abrams, 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Weak bump to top corner of rear panel. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated end papers, illustrated throughout. ; 14.90 X 12.10 X 0.90 inches; 80 pages.

New York.: H.N. Abrams., 1995.. Hardcover. Good. 39 cm. vii, 80, 80 p : col. ill. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Idioma Inglés. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Reprint with corrections of ed. originally published 1994. Nicolas Barker. Besler, Basilius 1561-1629. Hortus Eystettensis. Plates. Selections. Contents Prologue: The Garden of Eichstatt: an eye-witness's account -- The History of the Book. The Bishop and his garden. Printing and publication: the evidence of the book. Printing and publication: the archival sources. Later history -- Creating the Plates. The sources of the plates. Transfer from nature to plate -- Colouring the Book. The early coloured copies. The later coloured copies -- Catalogue of the Coloured Copies -- App. A: Documents -- App. B: Record of colour variants -- App. C: Engravers' and illuminators' signatures -- App. D: Analysis of the Schedel Kalendarium -- App. E: Colour reversal -- App. F: Chemical analysis of the… Read More

Harry N Abrams, 1994-09-05. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!