![Basilius Besler (1561–1629), *Rosa* [hand-colored copperplate engraving from 1713]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10036/3290845_1b.jpg?1791026500)
![Basilius Besler (1561–1629), *Rosa* [hand-colored copperplate engraving from 1713]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10036/3290845_2b.jpg?1791026500)
[I. Rosa lutea with single flowers. II. Rosa cinnamomea. III. Rosa rubra præcox with single flowers. IV. Rosa præcox spinosa with double flowers.]
[Thick-thorned rose, Early red rose with single flowers, Garland rose, Yellow rose with single flowers ]
Decorative illustration, hand-painted during that period, from *Hortus Eystettensis*. The herbarium, created in 1613 by Basilius Besler (1561–1629), an apothecary and botanist, describes plants from the bishop’s garden in Eichstätt, Bavaria (the first botanical garden in Germany and the only one at that time located outside of Italy).
Colored copperplate engraving on paper. Dimensions: 45 x 51 cm. Very good condition.
The History of the Hortus Eystettensis: In 1595, Prince-Bishop Johann Konrad von Gemmingen established a magnificent Renaissance garden near his castle in Eichstätt, featuring plants from around the world. In 1597, wishing to immortalize his pride and joy, the bishop commissioned Basilius Besler, a Nuremberg pharmacist and botanist, to create a richly illustrated book about this garden. From 1597 to 1613, work continued for 16 years; live plants were transported from the garden to Nuremberg, where a team of draftsmen and engravers captured them on copper plates. In 1612, a year before the work was completed, the prince-bishop died without ever seeing the finished work. In 1613, the work was published in Nuremberg; it comprised 367 plates depicting over 1,000 plants arranged by season.
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