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WhenPrinceBishopvonGemmingenfoundedGermany'sfamousgardenatEichstättintheearlyseventeenthcentury,itslushbeautywasrecordedinmagnificentcopperplateengravings.LaterpublishedastheHortusEystettensisbyBasiliusBesler,thecolorfulplatesexpertlymirroredthediversityofthecelebratedgarden,makingitagreattreasureofbotanicalliterature.
Thiscollectiongathersthefinestillustrationsfromthathistoricstudy.Meticulouslyreproducedandcarefullyidentified,herearetherareplants,flowers,andtreesthatonceflourishedthroughoutthegroundsofEichstätt'spalacegardens.Athrivingsourceofdesignideasandhorticulturalinformation,thisgloriousgalleryofartwillendlesslydelightartists,designers,andbotanicalenthusiasts.,