Koustrup & Co.

Koustrup & Co - 'Spring' Card & Envelope Set

$25.00

Koustrup & Co is a Danish family owned business creating a wide range of beautiful stationery. We have selected our favourites for Pappa Sven!

The beautiful illustrations originate from the book Flora Danica. It was, in its time, constructed as a bookwork across the Danish flora. Initially, it should be both a botanical description of the wild plants in the Danish king's lands and an associated tablet work. Only the boards were finished. The Botanical Works Flora Danica was published 1761-1883, and during the 122 years that the publication lasted, the project was changed several times. The finished work contains 3240 copper-plated boards.

The cards are printed at a Swan-labeled company and made from environmentally certified FSC paper. 

The envelopes are made of eco-friendly eucalyptus paper.

The motifs on the cards:

Primula vulgaris - Primrose - 1765
Pulmonaria obscura - Lungwort - 1770
Anemone nemorosa - Wood anemone - 1771
Corydalis cava - Corydalis - 1775
Hepatica nobilis - Kidneywort - 1775
Cornvallaria Majalis - Lily-of-the-Valley - 1782
Fritillaria meleagris - Snake's Head - 1790
Oxalis acetosella - Wood Sorrel - 1790

The card folder contains 8 double cards with matching envelopes.