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BELLIS leucanthema, BELLIS spinosa, BELLIS orientalis, BELLIS myrtifolia. No 239.

  • ARTIST: Johann Weinmann

  • PUBLISHER: Published in Ratisbon, Germany.

  • MEDIUM: Copper engraving printed in color and finished by hand,

    DATE: 1737-45.

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 15 1/2 x 9 5/8".

  • DESCRIPTION: From Johann Wilhelm Weinmann's "Phytanthoza Iconographia". This beautiful work provides a nearly complete record of the flowers, fruits and vegetables cultivated in the early 18th century. The plates are among the earliest examples of color printing from a single plate.

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  • CONDITION: Good condition and color.

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