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Acanthaceae - Aphelandra aurantiaca From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gand [Gent], Louis van Houtte, 1845, volume 1. Hand-coloured lithograph (sheet 160 x 235 mm). Slight browning and offset. Text enclosed.
€ 40
The founder, publisher and
part-editor of this lavish Belgian periodical was Louis van Houtte, the
propietor of the largest nursery of its time on the continent. It appeared
monthly for almost 40 years and was published by his own printing office
in the middle of the gardens, the
Horto van Houtteano. All the plants
shown were for sale in his nursery and include many exotics. The work is
notable for the craftmanship of the Belgian lithographers Severeyns,
Stroobant and De Pannemaker, who had mastered the art of colour-printing
from stone.* Great flower books p. 84; Nissen BBI 2254; Stafleu & Cowan 15.921. www.meemelink.com | index | Acanthaceae |