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Besler, Basilius
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
Iris Florentina | Iris Calcedonia latifolia |Iris Myrica [Orris Root | Iris | Dalmatian Iris] — Narcissus medio luteus | Narcissus maximus medio purpureus | Narcissus medio purpureus [Primroses and Poet's Narcissus]
2 handcolored engraved plates (Iris: 18 ½ x 15 ¾ in.; 470 x 400 mm, sight; Narcissus: 19 x 15 ¾ in.; 483 x 400 mm, sight) extracted from Besler's Hortus Eystettensis (Eichstatt and Nuremberg, 1613); light staining on the Iris plate, short tear near top margin on Narcissus plate. Matted, glazed, and framed.
2 handcolored engraved plates (Iris: 18 ½ x 15 ¾ in.; 470 x 400 mm, sight; Narcissus: 19 x 15 ¾ in.; 483 x 400 mm, sight) extracted from Besler's Hortus Eystettensis (Eichstatt and Nuremberg, 1613); light staining on the Iris plate, short tear near top margin on Narcissus plate. Matted, glazed, and framed.