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Wall Art Botanical Basil Besler Original Engraving Of Orchids From Hortus Eystettensis, 1630
The importation of exotic species, the product of rapid colonial expansion and increased trade in the 16th century, enlarged the horticultural repertoire and fed a growing fashion for beautiful and exotic plants, confirmed by the appearance of printed florilegia at the beginning of the 17th century, of which the Hortus Eystettensis is the outstanding example.
The Garden of Eichstatt was started in 1596 by prince Bishop Johann Konarad Von Gemmingen , who commissioned Camerarius to design and supervisee its construction and planting. Upon Camerarius death two years later in 1598, the work was carried on by his colleague’ the Nuremberg apothecary Basil Besler, who arranged to have the remainder of Camerarius’ plants transferred to Eichstatt… under [ Besler’s ] direction the prince Bishop’s garden soon became the most famous in Germany, and in 1606 Besler began to produce a grand illustrated catalogue at the Bishop’s expense.
