{"id":24462,"date":"2018-06-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/dev-en\/antiek\/uncategorized\/irisses-hortus-eystettensis\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:23:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T10:23:07","slug":"irisses-hortus-eystettensis","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/sold\/irisses-hortus-eystettensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Irisses &#8211; Basilius Besler, 1613"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IRISSES FROM BASILIUS BESLER&#8217;S FLORILEGIUM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\">Copper engraving from the magnificent <em>Hortus Eystettensis<\/em> by <strong>Basilius Besler<\/strong>, published in 1613. Coloured by a later hand. Size (print) 48 x 38.5 cm.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-wrap tlid-copy-target\">\n<div class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basilius_Besler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Besler (1561 &#8211; 1629)<\/a> was a respected pharmacist and botanist from the Bavarian town of Nuremberg. He was in charge of the gardens of Johann <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johann_Konrad_von_Gemmingen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Konrad von Gemmingen<\/a>, Prince Bishop of Eichst\u00e4tt. The bishop had the only important European botanical garden outside of Italy.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>In the centuries before Besler, the emphasis of botanical books had been on medicinal and culinary herbs, and these had usually been depicted in a crude manner. The images were often inadequate for identification, and had little claim to being aesthetic. The <i>Hortus Eystettensis<\/i> changed botanical art overnight. The plates were of garden flowers, herbs and vegetables and exotic plants. These were depicted near life-size in detail. The layout was artistically pleasing and quite modern in concept, with the hand-colouring adding greatly to the final effect. The work was first published in 1613 and consisted of 367 copper engravings, with an average of three plants per page, so that a total of 1084 species were depicted. The first edition was printed in 300 copies, which took four years to sell. The book was printed on large sheets measuring 57 x 46 cm. Two versions were produced, cheap black and white for use as a reference book, and a luxury version without text, printed on quality paper and lavishly hand-coloured. The luxury version sold for an exorbitant 500 florins, while the plain, uncoloured copies went for 35 florins each. Besler could finally purchase a comfortable home in a fashionable part of N\u00fcrnberg at a price of 2 500 florins \u2013 five coloured copies&#8217; worth of \u2018Hortus Eystettensis&#8217;.<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\" tabindex=\"0\">The work generally reflected the four seasons, showing first the flowering and then the fruiting stages. &#8220;Winter&#8221; was sparsely represented with a mere 7 plates. &#8220;Spring&#8221; was a season of abundance with 134 plates illustrating 454 plants and &#8220;Summer&#8221; in full swing showed 505 plants on 184 plates. &#8220;Autumn&#8221; closed off the work with 42 plates and 98 species.<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tlid-result-view cllist\">Price: SOLD<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRISSES FROM BASILIUS BESLER&#8217;S FLORILEGIUM Copper engraving from the magnificent Hortus Eystettensis by Basilius Besler, published in 1613. Coloured by a later hand. Size (print) 48 x 38.5 cm. Besler (1561 &#8211; 1629) was a respected pharmacist and botanist from the Bavarian town of Nuremberg. 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