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                         While our images are electronically watermarked, the antique prints themselves are not. 
                        
                        
                        Hierochloa australis ET92 $225 Sale Price: $125 
                    Each print measures approximately 15 3/4 
					by 22 1/4 inches 
                        
                        Constantin von Ettingshausen was 
						Austrian physician and botanist with a keen interest in 
						the technique of nature printing. In 1871 he was 
						appointed professor of botany at Graz, a position he 
						held until his death in 1897. A contemporary of Henry 
						Bradbury and Alois Auer, the principal proponents of 
						this exotic form of printing, he worked with Pokorny to 
						improve nature printing techniques. This improvement can 
						certainly be seen in the prints we have to offer, as it 
						is like having the leaf actually embedded on the page, 
						with the imprint of all the parts making a curious 
						Braille of nature, as it were. 
						Ettingshausen produced the most 
						important body of nature printed work and these prints 
						are rare indeed and of an elegance that is strikingly 
						contemporary.  
						(References include Wikipedia:
						
						http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin,_Baron_von_Ettingshausen) 
						 
						It is from die Physiotypia Plantarum Austriacarum. 
						Der Naturselbstdruck in seiner Anwendung auf die 
						Gefässpflanzen des Österreichischen Kaiserstaates 
						published in Vienna in 1856 that we are offering the 
						current selection of nature printed botanicals. Each 
						print is on a sumptuous, fine heavy paper with strong 
						plate marks, and is a soft white. The measurements are 
						approximately 15 3/4 by 22 1/4 inches, and the image 
						area on most is very clean. There are a few fox marks in 
						the margin of some, with a few others having a damp 
						stain in the right corner far from the plate mark that 
						will frame out. The nature printing process results in 
						images that are remarkably true to life, with the leaf 
						captured for eternity, even after nearly 150 years have 
						passed. 
						 
						We accept credit cards & PayPal. Florida state residents pay Florida state sales tax. Shipping for this item is $12.95 in the US. International shipping starts at $35 and may vary according to the destination country and the size of the prints. Buyers are responsible for all customs duties. Items can be combined to save on postage. Our environment is smoke free. We pack 
						professionally using only new materials. All items are 
						beautifully wrapped and suitable for sending directly as 
						gifts. You may return any item within 7 days if not 
						satisfied. To order, you may call us at 1-888-PANTEEK, 
						fax or email.  
                        
                        
                           
                            
                        
                        
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