num_pages: 191
description: In pictorial flex wraps. 2001, Taschen, Cambridge, U.K., English translation. Small format, 191-page book, absolutely lovely, exquisite color. A selection of the best plates, Besilius Besler's book of plants. Magnificent color plates extend to 134 pages. Here is a mighty work in which famous garden plates were engraved in copper and then later printed. In a foreword of his famous Reader, Besler mentions that most of the plants came directly from the Eichstatt Garden. Besler " ... wanted to produce a magnificent set of plates, as true to nature as possible. The plants were to be depicted in all their beauty and life size." When the finished books were first published in 1613, there were 3 total volumes to the set. The 584 pages consisted of 573 plates. The first edition of the set consisted of 500 copies. The hand-colored special edition, at the time, cost roughly the same as a small house. Gorgeous.
language: English
title: The Garden at Eichstatt: Book of Plants
titlecomplete: The Garden at Eichstatt: Book of Plants
genres: Art, Gardening
ratings_count: 14
publisher: TASCHEN