Besler
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Originally an apothecary and botanist in the early 17th century,
Basilius Besler was commissioned by Prince-Bishop Johann Conrad
von Gemmingen to record the progress and changes in the Prince’s
botanical garden for each season of the year. Hundreds of
different plant species were specially imported to this garden
from the “New World” and from around Europe. Being
the earliest pictorial record of flowers from a single garden,
his 1613 series Hortus Eystettensis depicts drawings are that
true-to-life, yet are arranged and viewed in a decorative
and elegant manner. Although scientifically exact, they evoke
a true sense of beauty one would find in a garden. With two
to three colorfully detailed plants per page, and beautiful
calligraphy below, each of the 373 engraved plates were beautifully
mastered. Offered here are 8 reproduction prints after Besler's beautiful tulips, marigolds, and wallflowers.
Commelin
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Beaux Arts presents reproductions after Jan Commelin's engravings from Horti Medici Amstelodamensis Rariorum tam Orientalis, quam Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque Peregrinarum Plantarum. This magnificent record of the exotic plants in the Amsterdam Physic Garden was originally engraved in Amsterdam between 1697 and 1701, and was produced by its director, Jan Commelin. The gardens were undergoing substantial enlargement during this time mainly due to introductions of plants from the Dutch East and West Indies by the Dutch Indies Company. This expensive and finely illustrated folio reflected the interest shown by the Dutch in the flora of their colonial possessions and was Commelin's most important contribution to botanical knowledge. The very fine hand colored original engravings were meticulouly reproduced and enlarged by Beaux Arts. They are offered in two sizes.
Ferns
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Beaux Arts presents reproductions after The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland... In 1853 Henry Bradbury patented his variation of nature-printing which made it possible to make a mould from the actual plant and use it as the printing block. The fern specimen was sandwiched between a smooth sheet of copper and a sheet of steel and put into a press. An electrotype for printing could then be made from the impression. The mould was inked with appropriate colours and then mould and paper were passed through the press. This printing method captures the plant's finest details like surface hairs and veins.
Japanese Woodblock
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Beaux Arts presents reproductions after original 19th century wood block engravings of botanical flowers.
 Rheede tot
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Originally taken from one of the most celebrated pre-Linnaean books of the 17th century, the publication of Hortus Indicus Malabaricus made an important contribution to the botany and ethnology of Southern India. It was commissioned by Hendrick Adriaan van Rheede tot Draakestein (1637-1691) who was governor of Malabar between 1669-1676 for the Dutch East India Company and was appointed the head of the Company's operations in India in 1684. Beaux Arts presents here reproductions after the original engravings
Citrus Fruit
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Beaux Arts presents reproductions of the finely detailed stipple engravings from a complete study of citrus fruit entitled Histoire et Culture des Orangers. The original engravings were based on drawings by the renowned by Pierre Poiteau and they were published in Paris in 1872. No French botanical artist of this period escaped the influence of Redoute, and Poiteau was among them. These oranges and lemons with leaves, flowers, and displayed cross-sections, form one of the most beautiful records of the varieties known in the nineteenth century.
Thornton
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Beaux Arts presents beautiful reproductions of the Temple of Flora originally published in London in 1811. These illustrations were originally produced as hand-colored aquatints and are admired for their imaginative qualities and aesthetic detail. It is counted as one of the greatest florilegia books ever published, although it's publication brought financial ruin to Dr. Robert Thornton.
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