Merian Botanicals (5) Setter Readers who looked for records

Readers who looked for records of the past in order to measure the progress of the present

Elwes wrote the text which included all known lilies at that time

Henry Moses (1782 – 1870) was one of the foremost English engravers

The original lithographs were rich in color and decorating ideas

Merian Botanicals (5) Setter Readers who looked for recordsMERIAN BOTANICALS Matthaus Merian (1593 1650) produced one of the most beautiful engraved books of the 17th century. The 400 plates within Der Fruchtbringeden Gesellschaft Nahmen (1646) were each dedicated to a single flower, fruit or tree and set against a German town or landscape. The eight full color reproductions we have produced, make a wonderful grouping when framed in miniature. Merian Botanicals: Image: 6 x 7" Paper: 9. 25 x 10. 5"