{"product_id":"ferdinand-vietz-1800-botanical-print-giant-garlic-allium-cepa","title":"Ferdinand Vietz 1800 Botanical Print Giant Garlic Allium Cepa","description":"\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eGiant Garlic Allium Cepa\u003cbr\u003e7 1\/4 by 9 1\/4 inches\u003cbr\u003eVI455 $65\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eWe are delighted to present a selection of these exceedingly rare \u0026amp; beautiful original hand colored copper engravings from the monumental \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eIcones plantarum medico-oeconomico-technologicarum,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e published in Vienna from 1800 to 1822. Ferdinand Bernhard Vietz (1772-1815) was the artist and engraver. In its entirety, this work consists of 11 volumes with 1100 botanical plates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eIt was published at a time when Germany was transitioning from the overblown \u0026amp; elaborate Rococo style to the classic \u0026amp; elegant Biedermeier period. Under the neo-classical influence, design became simpler and more sophisticated. The style of Vietz is unique, in that it is a distillation of the work of many great botanical illustrators such as Blackwell, Weinman, Zorn \u0026amp; Woodville into a form that is superbly beautiful, with some of the most highly decorative engravings of all time. Vietz was an Austrian physician and Doctor of Medicine in Vienna \u0026amp; later on a Professor of forensic medicine at Vienna.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eWe are currently offering a selection prints from this work in the large quarto size. They are originally hand colored engraved plates with very vivid coloration \u0026amp; superb design. The condition of the plates is excellent, remarkable for a work that is over 225  years old. There is no text, but a color copy of the decorative title page will be provided. It is definitely among the rarest of our offerings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Panteek Antique Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45197864009797,"sku":"VI455","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/0830\/6245\/files\/VI455.jpg?v=1782222910","url":"https:\/\/www.panteek.com\/products\/ferdinand-vietz-1800-botanical-print-giant-garlic-allium-cepa","provider":"Panteek Antique Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}