Johann Weinmann Phytanthoza Iconographia Botanical Prints, 1737 N 988

Tulipa butea Sanguine ftrus et punctisvariegata. WN 988 $625 Phytanthoza Iconographia, 1737-1745. These are rare and beautiful prints represent one of the most outstanding and innovative achievements in botanical illustration. The engraver, J.J. Haid printed many of the illustrations utilizing a new mezzotint technique pioneered by the Englishman, Kirkall, to produce 1,025 hand colored engravings.Johann Weinmann directed a famous pharmacy in Regensburg. The Phytanthoza Iconographia was his masterpiece, a huge work in eight folio volumes which provided one of the most comprehensive botanical references of the eighteenth century. Great Flower Books -one of the most ambitious works ever undertaken, displaying over 4,000 species. The artist for the much of the work was the gifted Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Born of a humble family in Heidelberg, Ehret was taught to draw by his father at an early age.
Condition Report: Very nice. Framed and matted beautifully.