Author: BESLER, BASILIUS; GERALD G. AYMONIN; EILEEN FINLETTER; JEAN AYER; PIERRE GASCAR
Title: The Besler Florilegium: Plants of the Four Seasons
Description: NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1989. 0810911744. Facsimile. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0810911744. Illustrated by Basilius Besler. Hardcover with dust jacket in slipcase. This is a facsimile of Besler's "Hortus Eystettenisi," first published in 1613. Illustrated with 373 full-page color plates. This magnificent facsimile edition of a rare hand-colored 17th-century masterpiece is one of the most splendid works ever produced on ornamental flowering plants. The oversize botanical drawings are accompanied by the original captions rendered in exquisite calligraphy. Foreword by Pierre Gascar; Introduction and commentaries on the plates by Gerard G. Aymonin; translated from the French by Eileen Finletter and Jean Ayer. An extremely large and heavy book - additional shipping may be required. One stain on the top edge of the slipcase (only), both the volume and the dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition. AS NEW/AS NEW. Color Plates. Folio 13" - 23" tall. 542 pp. As New in As New dust jacket .

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