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<p>[QUOTE="kardinalisimo, post: 81073, member: 118"]Trying to figure if these are original.</p><p>They appear to be hand colored. Plate marks are visible on some areas but the impressions are not that deep and clear and the edges are showing uneven traces of the background tan color. Don't know if that is normal.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From what I found Hortus Eystettensis was printed in three editions</p><p>1. 1613. Text description printed on the back of the print</p><p>2. 1640. Back of print is blank</p><p>3. 1713 [- c. 1750]. Thicker and richer with grainier cloth fibers. Text description printed on the back of the print.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have not taken them out of the frames (still debating if I should do that) but the papers appear to be thick with fibers. So, if original they should be from the third edition, I guess.</p><p>The plate sizes are about 16 1/4" x 19", which is about right.</p><p>But the prints look too clean and neat to be from 1700's</p><p><br /></p><p>I also wonder, should not there be text with who the printer, engraver and publisher were? I am not finding any here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts?</p><p><img src="http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/1_zpsrxwkfcy1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/2_zpspbo38scw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/3_zpscy9lzu4y.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/4_zpsara9aptx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/5_zpsklickmbg.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/6_zpsslr4w1ao.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/7_zpsj3r1f8jf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kardinalisimo, post: 81073, member: 118"]Trying to figure if these are original. They appear to be hand colored. Plate marks are visible on some areas but the impressions are not that deep and clear and the edges are showing uneven traces of the background tan color. Don't know if that is normal. From what I found Hortus Eystettensis was printed in three editions 1. 1613. Text description printed on the back of the print 2. 1640. Back of print is blank 3. 1713 [- c. 1750]. Thicker and richer with grainier cloth fibers. Text description printed on the back of the print. I have not taken them out of the frames (still debating if I should do that) but the papers appear to be thick with fibers. So, if original they should be from the third edition, I guess. The plate sizes are about 16 1/4" x 19", which is about right. But the prints look too clean and neat to be from 1700's I also wonder, should not there be text with who the printer, engraver and publisher were? I am not finding any here. Any thoughts? [IMG]http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/1_zpsrxwkfcy1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/2_zpspbo38scw.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/3_zpscy9lzu4y.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/4_zpsara9aptx.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/5_zpsklickmbg.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/6_zpsslr4w1ao.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/imaginara/7_zpsj3r1f8jf.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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