{"product_id":"florilegium-the-book-of-plants-the-complete-plates","title":"Florilegium: The Book of Plants  the Complete Plates","description":"\u003cp\u003eA magnificent pictorial document of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, the Hortus Eystettensis is in a class of its own when it comes to the range of flowers engraved.First published in 1613, the 367 copperplate engravings by Basilius Besler (1561-1629) capture the spectacular diversity of the palatial gardens of Prince-Bishop Johann Konrad von Gemmingen (1593\/95-1612) in Eichsttt, Bavaria, Germany. The meticulous illustrations are organized according to the four seasons, and, following the classification system used today, show plants belonging to a total of 90 families and covering 340 genera. The whole collection is regarded as one of the finest treasures of botanical literature; it was described by Carl Linnaeus, the legendary 18th-century botanist and zoologist, as an incomparable work.Beslers pictorial catalog long outlived the gardens, which were destroyed in 1634 by invading Swedish troops. In auction, the asking price for a first-edition copy of Hortus Eystettensis is now more than half a million dollars. With this edition, TASCHEN opens up the garden to a much wider audience: a rich and beautiful record, destined to keep the gardens beauty in bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45885678747846,"sku":"DADAX3836557878","price":42.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/918Mry9mgyL.jpg?v=1779873682","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/florilegium-the-book-of-plants-the-complete-plates","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}