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Basil Besler. [Peppers.] From Hortus Eystettensis. Eicstatt, [1613]. 19 x 16. Engraving with hand coloring. Very good condition.
A superbly decorative botanical print from Basil Besler's seventeenth century herbal. Besler's monumental florilegium invites the use of superlatives when describing it. It was the most comprehensive as well as the largest early work of its kind. It is also one of the most delightfully drawn and visually impressive ever made, as is well evidenced by these wonderful engravings. $3,200
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Emanuel Sweert. [Grapes, Rosemary, Balsam, Hibiscus.] From Florilegium. Frankfurt-am-Main: Anthony Kempner, 1612. 13 3/8 x 8. Engraving. Full hand color. Very good condition.
"One of the first and most famous . . . of the florilegiums was published in Germany in 1612 by the Dutchman Emmanuel [sic] Sweert. It has no text other than a catalogue of the 'illustrated plants' in Latin, German, French and English." [Lys de Bray: The Art of Botanical Illustration, p. 47] "The work served as both a picture-book of plants and a sale catalogue, for although no information was given as to the prices of the plants, the reader was informed that they could be purchased during the Frankfurt-am-Main Fair at the author's shop opposite the Römer, and subsequently in Amsterdam." [Blunt and Stearn: The Art of Botanical Illustration, p. 104] This is a fine example of this work (of which we have many others, though not food related, in inventory). $900
This print shows a bountiful larder rendered by Joseph Farington after the painting by Martin de Vos. $2,200
This print showing a game market is after a painting by Franz Snyders (1579-1657), an Antwerp painter who excelled in painting still lifes and hunts. $1,800
A series of bold and colorful illustrations of familiar American flowers. Created as “reference for botanists, physicians, florists, gardeners, students, etc.,” these prints are some of the most inviting and decorative mid-century botanical illustrations. It is their full and bright coloring, as well as the exceptionally fine selection of flowers that make them so appealing.
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From François André Michaux and Thomas Nuttall’s The North American Sylva. Philadelphia: D. Rice & A. N. Hart, 1856-9. Lithographs. Octavo. Original hand color.
Sent to America by the French government, Michaux published the first illustrated book on American trees, which became the standard reference on the subject. His work was subsequently supplemented by the British botanist, Thomas Nuttall, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1808. Nuttall was highly influenced by the community of noted botanists in Philadelphia, which included the Bartram family and Benjamin Smith Barton. In particular, it was Barton in particular who took an interest in Nuttall as a potential collector for his own publication, intended to rival the Michaux volumes, of which he was critical. In 1810, Barton contracted the young Nuttall for an extensive expedition of the American frontier. Ironically, it would be Nuttall who would succeed in improving on the Michaux volumes by publishing his own work. Over the next thirty years, the adventurous Nuttall would travel throughout the United States from the Oregon trail to the Pacific Northwest and on to Hawaii. Through his work, he established himself as one of the most prominent botanists of the budding American scientific community.
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Deliciously detailed images of elaborate confections, savory dishes, table settings, etc. prepared for Garrett's eight volume Encyclopedia of Practical Cookery. Entries in the encyclopedia include descriptions of foodstuffs and their etymological and biological origins, recipes, methods of cooking and food preparation, cookware, utensils and their uses, and other practical definitions useful to the cook, chef, gourmet and gourmand. These wonderful chromolithographs were intended to illustrate the text and stimulate an interest in preparing the dishes. The marvelous excess in presentation is a trademark of late Victorian period styles and tastes, which one appreciates just as much a century later. These are mouth-watering images of remarkable feasts from the past.
From Le Livre De Cuisine or its translation into English, The Royal Cookery Book by Jules Gouffé. Drawn by Ronjat. France, ca. 1880-83. Chromolithographs by Regamey, Painlevé Daumont, Portail and Praslon. Ca. 5 x 7. Very good condition.
A selection of images from a series of bold and colorful prints of fancy dishes issued in France at the end of the nineteenth century. Similar to series above, but smaller.
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