![Sheet from a Tulip Book. Flowers were costly, and tulips the costliest of all. Tulip bulbs were avidly collected in the 17th century and large sums changed hands for unusual specimens. The Sheet from a Tulip Book. Flowers were costly, and tulips the costliest of all. Tulip bulbs were avidly collected in the 17th century and large sums changed hands for unusual specimens. The](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2G10CJP/sheet-from-a-tulip-book-flowers-were-costly-and-tulips-the-costliest-of-all-tulip-bulbs-were-avidly-collected-in-the-17th-century-and-large-sums-changed-hands-for-unusual-specimens-the-tulip-books-exact-function-is-not-known-it-could-have-been-a-catalogue-from-which-an-interested-buyer-made-his-selection-or-a-drawn-inventory-of-a-collection-of-tulips-2G10CJP.jpg)
Sheet from a Tulip Book. Flowers were costly, and tulips the costliest of all. Tulip bulbs were avidly collected in the 17th century and large sums changed hands for unusual specimens. The
![Study of a Tulip (Anvaers), c. 1645. Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612-1673). Watercolor and gouache; sheet: 31.1 x 20.6 cm (12 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.). This image of a tulip was Study of a Tulip (Anvaers), c. 1645. Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612-1673). Watercolor and gouache; sheet: 31.1 x 20.6 cm (12 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.). This image of a tulip was](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2H106AP/study-of-a-tulip-anvaers-c-1645-pieter-holsteyn-ii-dutch-c1612-1673-watercolor-and-gouache-sheet-311-x-206-cm-12-14-x-8-18-in-this-image-of-a-tulip-was-made-as-part-of-a-tulip-book-used-as-a-growers-marketing-tool-during-the-so-called-tulip-mania-a-speculative-bubble-in-17th-century-holland-when-ten-tulip-bulbs-could-cost-more-than-a-stately-amsterdam-canal-house-the-striations-on-the-tulip-which-were-caused-by-a-virus-in-the-bulb-made-it-especially-valuable-pieter-holsteyn-ii-was-one-of-many-artists-in-the-netherlands-at-the-time-who-specialized-in-botanical-illust-2H106AP.jpg)
Study of a Tulip (Anvaers), c. 1645. Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612-1673). Watercolor and gouache; sheet: 31.1 x 20.6 cm (12 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.). This image of a tulip was
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Study of a Tulip (Gemarmerde van Jasper), c. 1645. Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612-1673). Brush and watercolor in crimson, grey, and green over traces of charcoal on antique laid paper; sheet: 32
![The cost of a single tulip bulb surged to the same price as a mansion 400 years ago: are NFTs the 'tulipmania' of the 21st century? The cost of a single tulip bulb surged to the same price as a mansion 400 years ago: are NFTs the 'tulipmania' of the 21st century?](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cxgd3urn/production/37b33f3b982fabb87af3d58efbe5cf52f580353d-1400x2166.jpg?w=1200&h=1857&fit=crop&auto=format)