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Hortus Eystettensis

1613 · 17th century

The Hortus Eystettensis is a celebrated botanical book published in 1613, recording the plants of the garden laid out by Prince-Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen at the Willibaldsburg in Eichstätt. Compiled by the apothecary Basilius Besler, it has 367 copperplate engravings of more than 1,000 plants and is one of the masterpieces of botanical illustration.

Hortus Eystettensis
Image: Basilius Besler / Wolfgang Kilian · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hortus Eystettensis. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hortus-eystettensis
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