Collectible Antique Plant Print Epipactis angustifolia Lilium Martagon Framed





 The product is a framed antique botanical print featuring three different flower species illustrated by artist Basilius Besler. This medium-sized print is a licensed reprint, showcasing realistic and detailed flower illustrations in the style of illustration art. The print is framed and measures 17, 1/2 inches in height and 15, 3/4 inches in length, with a width of 1 inch. The botanical theme and natural history subject make it a unique and beautiful addition to any art collection focused on botanical and floral artwork.





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 Shipped Weight: 5 lbs









   Identification of the Plants

  







   This is a stunning antique botanical engraving featuring three European wildflowers and shrubs, meticulously detailed to show stems, leaves, flowers, and root systems. Based on the Latin labels visible in the images (with some archaic spelling variations like "Frangula" for Frangula and "Lilium" for Lilium), here's what each section depicts:

  



























        Left: Epipactis angustifolia

       











      (Helleborine or Narrow-leaved Helleborine) – A delicate orchid species (family Orchidaceae) with slender, lance-shaped leaves and small, reddish-brown tubular flowers in a loose spike. Native to Europe and Asia, it's often found in calcareous woodlands and meadows. The roots are shown as fibrous rhizomes.

     



















        Center: Frangula alnus

       











      (Alder Buckthorn) – A deciduous shrub (family Rhamnaceae) with elliptical leaves and clusters of tiny, pinkish-white bell-shaped flowers (though here stylized in magenta for emphasis). It's known for its black berries and medicinal bark (used as a laxative). Common in wet woods and fens across Europe; the roots are depicted as deep taproots.

     



















        Right: Lilium martagon

       











      (Turk's Cap Lily or Martagon Lily) – An elegant wild lily (family Liliaceae) with whorled leaves, nodding pink-purple flowers with reflexed petals (resembling a Turkish turban), and bulbous roots. Native to Eurasian woodlands, it's prized in gardens for its fragrance and graceful habit.

     

















     These plants are often grouped in botanical texts as woodland or meadow species, emphasizing their ecological associations.

    



































      This artwork is a high-quality reproduction from Basilius Besler's renowned

     



      Hortus Eystettensis

     



      (1613). Specifically, it matches Plate 130 from the "Classis Verna" (Spring) section, which illustrates the exact same three plants with their roots, stems, flowers, and Latin labels in a similar hand-colored engraving style. Besler, a Nuremberg apothecary and botanist, oversaw the creation of this landmark florilegium, which documented over 1,000 plants from the Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt's garden through 367 copperplate engravings (often hand-colored in deluxe editions).

     





























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