{"product_id":"taschen-basilius-besler-the-garden-at-eichstatt","title":"Basilius Besler. The Garden at Eichstätt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e367 exquisite hand-colored\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e plates of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHortus Eystettensis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published in 1613 with elaborate descriptions to record the palatial gardens in Eichstätt, Bavaria, were a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elandmark in botanical illustration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efacsimile edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring authoritative texts and a present-day classification, preserves a treasured \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflorilegium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for posterity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Beauty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA complete facsimile edition of the three-volume Hortus Eystettensis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eWhen Prince-Bishop Johann Konrad von Gemmingen (1593\/95–1612) undertook a radical renovation of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWillibaldsburg Castle\u003c\/span\u003e, overlooking the Altmühl River in Eichstätt, Bavaria, he also created a surrounding\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epalatial pleasure garden of magnificence and grandeur\u003c\/span\u003e. To preserve the garden for future generations – and provide an ‘evergreen’ record of its contents, compiling plants from all four seasons and presenting them in that order – he commissioned the garden’s director, Nuremberg apothecary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBasilius Besler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1561–1629), and a team of engravers to immortalize its treasures in print.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe resulting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHortus Eystettensis\u003c\/span\u003e, published in Nuremberg in 1613 and containing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e367 hand-colored plates and detailed descriptions\u003c\/span\u003e, was a work of meticulous execution and spectacular diversity, and remarkably expensive for its time. As the garden contained a variety of plants imported from exotic locales, the three volumes exhibited a remarkable range, covering a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etotal of 90 families and 340 genera\u003c\/span\u003e. Due to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edecorative, stylized execution of these illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e, which began to see plants in aesthetic, rather than merely practical or medicinal terms, the book is seen as a milestone in the art of botanical illustration. While published before a time of standardized classification systems, it was nonetheless later described by Carl Linnaeus as an “incomparable work”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBesler’s catalog long outlived the gardens, which were\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edestroyed in 1634 by invading Swedish troops \u003c\/span\u003eduring the Thirty Years’ War. However, a lengthy redevelopment project at the historic site has culminated in the opening of the modern Bastion Garden in 1998, containing many of the plants shown in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHortus Eystettensis\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehigh-quality reproductions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof these\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003earresting illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e, based on the copy of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHortus Eystettensis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat the University Library of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, this facsimile edition is accompanied by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edetailed plate descriptions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof each plant’s botanical, pharmaceutical, and symbolic significance and an\u003cspan\u003e appendix of further essays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich place the garden and the book in their historical contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition presents a \u003cspan\u003evaluable piece of botanical literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich, on the rare occasions where a copy appears on the market, can fetch prices of over $1,000,000 at auction. In line with Besler’s original intentions, this facsimile unfurls the garden to a wider audience and captures it for posterity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe authors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKlaus Walter Littger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas deputy director of the Eichstätt-Ingolstadt University Library, and head of the university's collection of historical books and manuscripts. In addition to essays on German language and literature, he has published numerous works on the history of libraries as well as the diocese and University of Eichstätt, and on the history of its local music. He is also co-editor of a journal and a series on the history of the diocese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWerner Dressendörfer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a pharmaceutical historian, academic librarian, and former honorary Professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. His particular spheres of interest are the history of the Early Modern herbal, the cultural history of useful and medicinal plants, and plant symbolism in art. He has written extensively on pharmaceutical and botanical history, and is the author of many of TASCHEN’s botanical publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eBasilius Besler. 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