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 | | RBP Banana, Musa acuminata Colla, fertile stalk with shorter fruits and blue spathe, with print script Musae fructu breviore spadix floriger in magnitudine naturale, 8 x 10 inch print |
| Author: | Christoph Jacob Trew | | SKU: | 99042 | Price: | $20.00 | | Published: | 1750 | Status: | In Stock | | ISBN: | | Binding: | Print | | Pages: | 0 | Illustrated: | Yes |
| | Category: | Rare Book Prints, Christoph Jacob Trew, Plantae selectae…, Banana Collection | | Description: | The pre-linnean work, Plantae selectae..., was written in Latin by Christoph Jacob Trew, illustrated by the draftsman Georg Dionysus Ehret, with the printmaker Johann Jakob Haid. Its ten volumes feature fifty-six double-page plates as hand-colored etched engravings. This is Musa acuminata Colla, identified by Musa specialist Markku Hakkinen.
Available in 13 x 19 inch size for $40 and 8 x 10 inch size for $20, these images are printed on archival paper with archival inks, designed not to fade or discolor. Each print comes with information on the name of the plant, its published source and print detail. This letter of explanation is printed on acid-free paper and can be attached to the back of the framed work for future reference.
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