Elletaria Speciosa. Bl.[ume] [Philippine Waxflower; Torch Ginger, (Zingiberaceae family)] Synonym of Etlingera elatior (Jack)

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Author: Berthe Hoola van Nooten / G. Severeyns [lith.] / P. Depannemaeker

Publisher: Emile Tarlier in Brussels.

Year: 1863

Size: 57 x 43.5 cm page

Reference: Nissen BBI 931; Landwehr: Dutch Colour Plates 79; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 3025; Haks and Maris p. 127; L. Tongiorgi Tomasi An Oak Spring Flora 87; Sitwell and Blunt p.103.
SKU: 60528 Category: Tags: ,

Description

original-colour chromolithograph.

Botanical print from the EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION of the Album ‘Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de la Flore et de la Pomone de L’ile de Java’, 1st edition, French and English text. Printed from Van Nooten’s original sketches by P. Depannemaeker. Chromolithography by G. Severeyns.

Berthe Hoola van Hooten was born in Utrecht, Holland in 1817. A botanist, author & watercolourist. she was considered a latter-day Maria Sibylla Merian, accompanied her husband to Jakarta (Batavia), capital of Java, in her early twenties, where she painted over 40 fruits & flowers which became the basis for this album. Her husband soon died, and she was left with debt to pay. She had her paintings commissioned into these stunning prints.
“Van Nooten was clearly more than competent, for the splendid tropical plants… have been depicted with great skill. She managed to accentuate the splendour of each species by adopting a style that combined great precision and clarity with a touch of neo-Baroque exuberance, revelling in the rich forms and colours of the tropics.” (L. Tongiorgi Tomasi: An Oak Spring Flora p.330).

Condition

Very good to excellent condition.

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