Florilegium
Print
late 16th century (engraved)
late 16th century (engraved)
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Engraving; numbered. One of seventeen plates from a florilegium or flower book. Each plate features botanical studies of flower heads and stems from a single type of flower arranged in a decorative, roughly symmetrical manner as if scattered on the page, among them: roses (plates 4 & 5); lilies (6) lily of the valley (7); sunflowers (8); sweet williams (10); anemones (11); iris (12 & 18); carnations (13 or 14); forget-me-not (15); daffodils (16); columbine (17); chinese carnations (19); African marigold (21); peonies (22); and campanula (23).
Object details
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| Title | Florilegium (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving print on paper |
| Brief description | Engraved ornament print by Adriaen Collaert; one of seventeen plates from a florilegium or flower book, each featuring botanical studies of flower heads and stems; Antwerp, late 16th century. |
| Physical description | Engraving; numbered. One of seventeen plates from a florilegium or flower book. Each plate features botanical studies of flower heads and stems from a single type of flower arranged in a decorative, roughly symmetrical manner as if scattered on the page, among them: roses (plates 4 & 5); lilies (6) lily of the valley (7); sunflowers (8); sweet williams (10); anemones (11); iris (12 & 18); carnations (13 or 14); forget-me-not (15); daffodils (16); columbine (17); chinese carnations (19); African marigold (21); peonies (22); and campanula (23). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Numbered at lower left) |
| Production | The first edition of the bound volume was published by Philips Galle in ca. 1587-1589. |
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| Accession number | E.524-1991 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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