CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA [Hawthorn],, Oriiginal Hand-Colored Copper Engraving (plate # 555) from Icones Plantarum Medico-Oeconomico-Technologicarum
by Vietz, Ferdinand Bernhard
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Vienna: Schrämblischen, 1817. Image is 7 1/8 inches by 5 1/2 inches on a sheet that is 9 inches by 7 inches. Drawn by pharmacist turned naturalist Ferdinand Vietz ((1772-1815), engraved by Ignaz Albrecht, and published in volume 7 of Icones Plantarum Medico-Oeconomico-Technologicarum, edited by J. L. Kerndl and published by Schrämblischen in Vienna in 1818. Original hand-coloring. Like all the plates from Vietz's classic work on medicinal and culinary uses of plants, this is a lovely original print on high-quality watermarked laid paper. Condition is near fine: clean and bright. Binding edge is untrimmed. This original engraving is guaranteed to be more than 200 years old. Reference: Sitwell, GREAT FLOWER BOOKS, p. 147.. First Edition. Single Sheet. Near Fine. Illus. by Ferdinand Vietz. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine Art Print.
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- Seller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- W2609
- Title
- CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA [Hawthorn],, Oriiginal Hand-Colored Copper Engraving (plate # 555) from Icones Plantarum Medico-Oeconomico-Technologicarum
- Author
- Vietz, Ferdinand Bernhard
- Illustrator
- Ferdinand Vietz
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Schrämblischen
- Place of Publication
- Vienna
- Date Published
- 1817
- Size
- 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Botanical Print, Herbal, Medicinal
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