Genuine Original Antique from heatons-of-tisbury.co.uk
DESCRIPTION:- Available for sale is an original Original copper engraving entitled " Horminum Syriacum , Horminium Hortense" ie Salvia with much, much older colour
Copper-engraved print, with older hand colour, from "Hortus Eystettensis", one of the earliest pictorial records of the flowers grown in the garden of Prince Bishop of Eichstatt, Johann Conrad von Gemmingen. The garden was begun by Joachim Camerarius in 1596 and, after his death in 1598, completed by Basil Besler, a pharmacist from Nuremberg. It is one of the earliest records of flowers from a specific, documented garden. Besler was asked to complete the work by Gemmingen in 1606; and he enlisted the help of his younger brother Hieronymus and Ludwig Jungermann, a nephew of Camerarius. Printing the Hortus may have begun as early as 1607. Drawings were made in situ and from specimens sent by the Bishop to Nuremberg; the Bishop reported to Hainhofer that he had boxes of fresh flowers sent every week to Besler at Nuremberg for sketching. A team of at least 10 engravers were employed to translate the drawings to copperplates. The gardens, along with most of the town of Eichstatt, were destroyed by the invading Swedish troops under Herzog Bernhard von Weimar in 1633-4, although they were partially restored by later bishops. Many of the original drawings survive in the University Library, Erlangen. Copper-engraved print, with fine hand colour. Dimensions: 540 by 447mm. .
Published Nuremburg, between 161 and 1713 so the latest possible date of 1714 is listed then I have to be correct. The only ones verifiable as prints will be the deluxe single sided edition. Also listed on my website at [Link von eBay entfernt] and remember discounted for more than one due to postal charges being included on the website page being sans ebay fees
CONDITION ISSUES A few minute blemishes and the hand made rag paper type indicates a much earlier edition . ** This will have some show through of the type to verso due to a heavy handed printer which is common in early wood and copper block printing on larger scale. *** £625 inc delivery UK cheaper collected Pics done in daylight with the rear of the page shown as this will reveal repairs/foxing etc. All are shown wrapped in cellophane due to age/value/dim shop customers
Thank you for looking and good luck. Ros Terms & Conditions. . the boring bits INFORMATION:-They are all as per image in both age and condition I do not sell copies and include flat UK postage for all larger and earlier items google heatons-of-tisbury/ hence rosatheatons. Items will also be available at the shop and may be removed without notice if sold there. eBay also now sees less that 5 stars as a failure on businesses and financially penalises us. Extra Photographs on request please send a direct email as the new ebay system does not always forward them but does compress them to add their logo ! . . . email address below in business information. PAYMENT /CONTACT ....... Payment from outside the UK - I accept PAYPAL Payments in Pounds Sterling / Euro's also cheques in sterling, euro's etc I can accept credit cards by phone direct from the shop (Mon/Fri & Sat) Shipping Information I will fit in with specific requests . Some special sized items occasionally take a few days to pack and find best option as often cheaper if consignment is split especially if over 2kg as the cost triples. . . If an item is wrong it can be returned for a refund BEFORE feedback is left. ** Phone number is requested for paypal as if sending via courier you are then informed by UPS rather than a horrid note saying in barn etc for larger items** All our items are vintage / antiques correct to the dates indicated. I do not sell reprints or reproductions or hide behind pseudo names . Anything not sent Royal Mail will come normally via UPS and never Yodel or the cheap couriers etc