Johann Theodor de Bry and Matteus Merian - Florilegium renovatum et auctum: Das ist Vernewertes und vermehrtes Blumenbuch

Johann Theodor de Bry and Matteus Merian - Florilegium renovatum et auctum: Das ist Vernewertes und vermehrtes BlumenbuchDescription: Johann Theodor de Bry and Matteus Merian Florilegium renovatum et auctum: Das ist Vernewertes und vermehrtes Blumenbuch. Frankfurt: Matthaeus Merian, 1641 [1644]. "Florilegium renovatum is a much richer work than the earlier Florilegium novum, many illustrations from other sources having been added to de Bry's seventy plates. The allegorical title page and the first thirty two platesillustrating parterres, urns of flowers and gardening

Plate 4 in the first sequence has a tear in the lower margin without any loss

while the intricate depiction of foliage

"View of Elzwik Silver Works"

"Der Lurelei-Fels"

Le Petit Azur"

Original engraving by Granville Perkins "Philadelphia From Belmont" was created in 1873

"Petasites Ovatus Hill

"Draba Incana"

"View of Karl Sparre's palace"

2441” x 31

«Autel of Bethel and Prophet Shot Per un Lion»

"Bryum Zierii"