Tag Archives: Basilius Besler

A Guide to Collecting Antique Botanical Prints

Loved for their beauty, whimsy, and relative affordability, botanical prints offer a wonderful avenue for [...]

21
May
Detail of Besler Pl. 103, Corallina peony, Lady’s-mantle, Sanicle
How to Distinguish Between the Various Editions of Besler’s ‘Garden of Eichstätt’

A practical guide to understanding and identifying the different editions of Besler’s folio through paper [...]

29
Jul
The Historical Allure of Variegated Tulips

Visualizing expansion, abundance, and prestige through depictions of "broken" tulips in the art of Basilius [...]

20
Jun
The Historical Significance of Botanical Illustration

A consideration of the motives behind picturing plants including the functional uses and theoretical implications [...]

16
Jun
Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis or Garden of Eichstätt

A Floral Monument Lending Perpetuity to Temporality

01
Dec