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這本由植物學家Basilius Besler收錄德國奧格斯堡的花園中四季植物的圖鑑，內容涵蓋今日分科的90個植物來源、超過340種屬性的植物，除了是重要的植物學文獻外，在後世的植物學家和動物學家眼中，更是一項無與倫比的成就。其豐富的資料整理及詳細精美的描繪，都是人們無論研究或欣賞的美學圖鑑。

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Botanical beauty: Basilius Besler's complete Hortus Eystettensis of 1613

A magnificent pictorial document of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, the Hortus Eystettensis is in a class of its own when it comes to the range of flowers engraved.

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First published in 1613, the 367 copperplate engravings by Basilius Besler (1561–1629) capture the spectacular diversity of the palatial gardens of Prince-Bishop Johann Konrad von Gemmingen (1593/95–1612) in Eichst?tt, Bavaria, Germany. The meticulous illustrations are organized according to the four seasons, and, following the classification system used today, show plants belonging to a total of 90 families and covering 340 genera. The whole collection is regarded as one of the finest treasures of botanical literature, described by Carl Linnaeus, the legendary 18th-century botanist and zoologist, as an “incomparable work”.

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Besler's pictorial catalog long outlived the gardens, which were destroyed in 1634 by invading Swedish troops. In auction, the asking price for a first-edition copy of Hortus Eystettensis is now more than half a million dollars. With this edition, TASCHEN opens up the garden to a much wider audience: A rich and beautiful record, destined to keep the garden's beauty in bloom.

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