Cinara major Boloniensis; Cinara Genuensium; Cinara seu Artischochi vulgatior (Artichoke heads). Pl. #358. (ca. 1613)

By: Besler, Basilus.

Size: 27.50 H x 20.75 W inches

Source: Besler, Basilus. Hortus Estettensis (the Four Seasons): sive, Diligens et accurata omnium plantarum, florum, stirpium, ex variis orbis terrae partibus, singulari studio collectarum, quae in celeberrimis viridariis arcem episcopalem ibidem cingentibus, hoc tempore conspiciuntur delineatio et ad vivum repraesentatio...Norimbergae (Nurenberg), Germany : Bessler & Jungermann, 1613.

Item #: 90280

Original engraving, folio, 27.5 x 20.75”, 18.75 x 15.5” in the plate. One of 367 plates originating from 1st edition of Besler’s seminal Hortus Eystettensis (1613 ed.), a comprehensive botanical survey of the royal flower gardens at Eichstätt, Germany (a.k.a. the Four Seasons), and the first folio of its kind for the artistry, variety, and detail of its subjects. Text, Latin, on verso. Partially hand-coloured. Minor spotting, soil in upper left of image; else near fine.

$6,000