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Very Good-Excellent overall antique cond: Offered for your review & consideration is this absolutely magnificent & rcntly dscvrd in a fnly appntd Boston, MA estate, auth & orig early 17th cent, c.1613 lg folio hnd clrd copper engrvng 'Blattaria Flore Albo,' by the respected Nuremburg, Germany apothecary & botanist Basilius Besler. The print was meticulously hnd clrd w/opaque W/C paint, as was done in the period & was once a lg folio sheet pg in the world-renowned lg folio bound vol 'Hortus Eystettensis.' The vol was orig pub in 1613 & reissued in 1713, as a jubilee ed. The copper engraving is monumental in sz, w/the print meas 21" H x 17" W. The print was framed at some prev point in an appropriate, of the period, stained & painted trad wdn frame & archivally presented w/acid-free matboard & backing board & placed under special UV resistant clear picture frame plexi-glass. Exceedingly rare & an important colored copper engraving by Basilius Besler. Top shelf. Extraordinary. Very fine. |