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    Herbarium
    Herbarium
    Herbarium
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    Herbarium

    By Klaus Carl

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    Mega Square Herbarium is based on the work of Basilius Besler, the famous plant expert who, for the first time in history, described, painted and engraved over a thousand species of plants. His drawings are of great scientific as well as artistic value, and offer vivid insights into Europe’s eclectic flora.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherParkstone International
    Release dateDec 5, 2022
    ISBN9781781609637
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      Herbarium - Klaus Carl

      Klaus Carl

      Herbarium

      © 2022, Confidential Concepts, Worldwide, USA

      © 2022, Parkstone Press USA, New York

      © Image-Bar www.image-bar.com

      All rights reserved. No part of this may be reproduced or adapted without the permission of the copyright holder, throughout the world.

      Unless otherwise specified, copyright on the works reproduced lies with the respective photographers. Despite intensive research, it has not always been possible to establish copyright ownership. Where this is the case, we would appreciate notification.

      ISBN: 978-1-78160-963-7

      Contents

      Biography

      Plantarum Horti Eystæt Tensis - Claffis Verna

      Plantarum Horti Eystæt Tensis - Claffis Estiva

      Plantarum Horti Eystæt Tensis - Claffis Autumnalis

      Plantarum Horti Eystæt Tensis - Claffis Hyberna

      List Of Illustrations

      BIOGRAPHY

      1561:

      Birth of Basilius Besler, son of Michael Besler, in Nuremberg on the 13th February.

      1586:

      Besler marries Rosine Flock.

      1596:

      Second marriage to Susanne Schmidt. From his two marriages, Besler would have sixteen children altogether.

      1589-1629:

      Besler manages the apothecary shop Zum Marienbild in Nuremberg. There he creates and maintains a botanical garden as well as a collection of curiosities (Naturalienkabinett).

      1597:

      The bishop of Eichstatt commissions Besler to create a botanical garden at Willibaldsburg. He designs a garden of one hectare comprising eight terraces. To realise this, Besler turns to the botanists Charles de l’Écluse, Joachim Camerarius le Jeune and Ludwig Jungermann for help.

      Following this, Besler undertakes an inventory of the rare and little-known plants of the time.

      1607:

      Birth of his nephew Michel-Basile Besler.

      1613:

      Besler publishes his Hortus Eystettensis in Eichstatt and Nuremberg. The work brings together 1,084 species of plants, classed in order of appearance according to the seasons, comprising 367 plates engraved using intaglio techniques, principally by Wolfgang Kilian. Printed in black and white, the herbarium was coloured by painters engaged by the richest buyers of the work.

      1616:

      Publication of engravings of the rarest products of nature, which he had brought together in his collection of curiosities.

      1627:

      Hieronymus Besler, Basilius’ brother, prints a new edition

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