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Tulipa lutea lituris aureis. Tulipa albicans, maculis latis rubentibus. Tulipa diversi coloris, alba linearubente, calice citrini coloris. Tulipa explicata florum candiderum linearum rubearum. Tulipa exluteo coloris florum lineis dorsalibus viridibus.
TC1992-361. Print.

Tulipa lutea lituris aureis. Tulipa albicans, maculis latis rubentibus. Tulipa diversi coloris, alba linearubente, calice citrini coloris. Tulipa explicata florum candiderum linearum rubearum. Tulipa exluteo coloris florum lineis dorsalibus viridibus.

Date1640
Publisher Basil Besler (1561 - 1629)
OriginEurope, Germany, Eichstatt
MediumBlack and white line engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 21" x OW: 16"; Plate H: 19" x W: 15"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1961-185
DescriptionThe text reads: "I. Tulipa lutea lituris aureis/ II. Tulipa albicans, maculis latis/ rubentibus./ III. Tulipa diversi coloris alba linearu/ bente, calice citrini coloris./ IV. Tulipa explicata florum candidi/rum linearum rubearum./ V. Tulipa exluteo citrini coloris florum/ lineis dorsalibus viridebus."
ProvenanceThis plate from Besler, HORTUS EYSTENTTENSIS. This plate is on somewhat crude paper without watermaker, but colored, thus indicating it was probably from the second edition of this work.

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