De plantis exoticis libri duo
De plantis exoticis libri duo is a 1627 botanical treatise by Prospero Alpino, printed in Venice by Io. Guerilium, describing non-European plants for a learned readership of physicians and naturalists. Its pictures are small black-and-white copperplate engravings of single plants shown whole, roots to tips, with Latin names captioned above each; a designer might draw on their precise, delicate linework and the way spiky branches and feathery foliage are built up with fine hatching.
