Horti medici amstelodamensis rariorum tam Orientalis ?qua?m Occidentalis India, aliarumque peregrinarum plantarum, magno studio ac labore, sumptibus Civitatis amstelodamensis, longa? annorum serie collectarum, descriptio et icones ad vivum ari incisa /auctore Joanne Commelino. Opus posthumum, latinitate donatum, notisque & observationibus illustratum, a? Frederico Ruyschio & Francisco Kiggelario.
Horti medici amstelodamensis is a 1697 Latin botanical catalogue of exotic plants from the Amsterdam botanic garden, compiled by Johannes Commelin and published by the Blaeu firm in Amsterdam. The pictures here are repeated copper-engraved ornamental cartouches, scrolled foliage with an oval central panel, that were used as decorative headpieces; a designer might take their symmetrical strapwork and floral scroll structure as a model for ornament.
