Name: Rare-Antique Print-GOODYERA REPENS-PLANTAIN-ORCHID-Belleval-1796
SKU: PCO-22417
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Rare-Antique Print-GOODYERA REPENS-PLANTAIN-ORCHID-Belleval-1796

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‘SATYRIUM REPENS L.’

– Plate 260: This plate shows Goodyera repens, an orchid in the genus Goodyera, creeping lady’s-tresses, dwarf rattlesnake plantain or lesser rattlesnake plantain.

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SKU: PCO-22417 Category: Botanical Tag: Botanical

Description

Medium: Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 18.8 x 25 cm (7.4 x 9.84 inch). Image size: 10 x 16 cm. (3.94 x 6.3 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Brown spots lower part of image. Some browning in the margins/edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

RARE ANTIQUE PRINT-GOODYERA REPENS-PLANTAIN-ORCHID | PCOC39-33

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This botanical print originates from: ‘Demonstrations elementaires de botanique.’ (transl: Elementary botanical exhibits.), by J.E. Gilibert, published by Bruyset Aine et Cie., Lyon, 1796. This work contains the engravings by the reknown botanist Pierre Richer de Belleval, engraved much earlier between 1598 and 1632.

Biography engraver: Pierre Richer de Belleval / Belleville (1564-1632), a French botanist, considered the father of scientific botany. He was a physician to French kings, botanist and created botanical gardens. In 1598 he started to produce engravings, but he did not live to see most of them published.