Florilegium ab Hadriano Collaert coelatum et a Philip Galleo editum ; illustriss. eccelentissimoque dno D. Ioanni Medici. omnis generis elegantiarum admiratori et patrono, Philip. Gallaeus DD.
A florilegium of engraved flower plates made by Adriaen Collaert and published by Philip Galle, probably in Antwerp in 1587, dedicated to the patron Giovanni de' Medici and aimed at collectors and botanical connoisseurs. The plates show single stems and clustered blooms of tulips, lilies, carnations, peonies and daffodils, drawn in fine crosshatched line on pale paper with numbered captions, offering a designer clear models for botanical line work, decorative flower motifs and period pattern layouts.
