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The book was compiled by a noted folklorist who selected and translated the tales from rare Gaelic manuscripts into simple

Besler's Book of Flowers and Plants geodesic domesWhen Prince Bishop von Gemmingen founded Germany's famous garden at Eichsttt in the early seventeenth century, its lush beauty was recorded in magnificent copperplate engravings. Later published as the Hortus Eystettensis by Basilius Besler, the colorful plates expertly mirrored the diversity of the celebrated garden, making it a great treasure of botanical literature. This collection gathers the finest illustrations from that historic study.