Hortus Eystettensis

Hortus Eystettensis The Bishop's Garden and Besler's Magnificent Book

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Publisher's Synopsis

Hortus Eystettensis was published in 1613 to document a garden created by the Prince-Bishop of EichstStt which contained all the shrubs and flowering plants known at the time; 367 plates illustrate more than 1,000 species. It was printed from copper engravings in a very large format, and a few of the copies (no more than 25) were printed on special

Book information

ISBN: 9780810934245
Publisher: H.N. Abrams
Imprint: H.N. Abrams
Pub date:
DEWEY: 581.0222
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 80
Weight: 2155g
Height: 394mm
Width: 318mm
Spine width: 29mm