Botanic Garden (6) 435 Ships Matthaus Merian (1593 – 1650)

Matthaus Merian (1593 – 1650) produced one of the most beautiful engraved books of the 17th century

"A Monograph of the Genus Lilium" was issued on several stages between 1877 and 1880

but as "wish books" of houses in Paris and its surroundings

the Italian engraver

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Botanic Garden (6) 435 Ships Matthaus Merian (1593 – 1650)BRITISH FLORALS Of all the botanical books published in England during the 18th and 19th Centuries, The Botanic Garden and The Complete Florist were perhaps the most charming. The Complete Florist was published in 1747. The original black and white engravings had descriptions on the coloration and methods of cultivation. The plates were often hand colored. First published in 1835, The Botanic Garden was the definitive work of flowering ornamental