31.6 x 24.7 cm. 250 single-sided pages with hand-colored original woodcuts and a 4-page index. Original parchment binding with spine title and gilt box, gilt edges, hand-engraved capitals, and gilt head edges. - Printed by the Ernst Ludwig Press in 135 copies. For the production of the woodcuts, the only option was to carve the printing block in the traditional way using a carving knife on pear wood. The names of the flowers were determined by Dr. Hans Heil. Since part of the edition was published only in portfolios, bound copies are extremely rare. One of the most elaborate prints from the press. Immaculately preserved. - Stürz 70. - Rodenberg 500.