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Title:
Red Carnation and Lavender, from 'Hortus Eystettensis', by Basil Besler (1561-1629), pub. 1613 (hand
Caption:
I Caryophyllus maximus plenus flore rubro II Lavendula flore albo III Lavendula flore coeruleo. Besler was an apothecary in Nuremberg and was in charge of the gardens at the Prince Bishop near Eichstat.
Credit:
Album / Heritage Images / Historica Graphica Collection