Pimpinella sanguisorba major
Rome: Sumptibus Bouchard et Gravier. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Plate 48. Image measures 14 1/4" x 8 3/4" Richly colored illustration of a salad burnet plant, published in Giorgio Bonelli's Hortus Romanus, known as one of the most significant Italian contributions to 18th century botanical printmaking. This rare botanical masterpiece was published from 1772-1793 in an original set of eight volumes. The bold hand-coloring of the images, and in particular their blue borders, makes these images stand..... More