Botanicals, Butterflies, Narcissus Indicus Liliaceus, Lily, DeBry
"Narcissus Indicus Liliaceus satur colre purpurascens"
Plate 15
Paper is slightly wavey in upper area
Original antique print
Johann Theodor De Bry (1528-1598) came from Liege, Belgium to Frankfurt on the Main and founded about 1570 an important publishing house. The famousFlorilegium Novum, a comprehensive flower book was first published by his son, Johann Theodor De Bry (1561-1623) between 1612 and 1618. The copper engravings we are offering are in very good condition in beautiful modern coloring and are mostly from the 1641 edition, published by Matthäus Merian, Johann Theodor De Bry's son-in-law. The complete title: Florilegium renovatum et auctum: variorum Maximeque rariorum germanium, florum ac platarum. The beauty of the prints is beyond comprehensible description.