Hortus Eystettensis: The Bishop's Garden and Besler's Magnificent Book
- Publisher : British Library
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : 100 col plates, 20 b/w illus
Description:
This work recounts the story of the 25 special hand-coloured copies of the Hortus Eystettensis - a picture book of the shrubs and flowering plants contained in the garden of the Prince Bishop of Eichstatt in the early-17th century.
Condition
Large 4to (387x305mm), orig. cloth. Vg in d/w.
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