Hortus Eystettensis: Basilius Besler's Great Botanical Book

Second printing of first edition. Winner of the 1995 International Premio Felice Feiciano for 1993-1994 and with a wrap-around label announcing this fact surrounding dust jacket. An excellent and beautifully illustrated study of the garden of the Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt, which was the first to contain all the shrubs and flowering plants known at that time, including imports from the Orient and Americas. In 1613, the Prince-Bishop commissioned botanist and apothecary Basilius Besler to create a monumental picture book recording all the species in his garden. The author of this volume records the history of this remarkable publishing enterprise. Exquisite color illustrations, including fifty superb, full page reproductions of Besler's original book. vii, i , 80 pages, with an additional 80 pages of plates. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. folio.