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Butterfly Bee Fruit Insect Illustration Invitation

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Size: 11.4 cm x 15.9 cm

Make custom invitations and announcements for every special occasion! Choose from twelve unique paper types, two printing options, and six shape options to design a card that's perfect for you.

  • Dimensions: 11.4 cm x 15.9 cm (4.5"x 6.25") (portrait or landscape)
  • Standard white envelope included
  • High quality, full-colour, full-bleed
  • Add photos and text to both sides of this flat card at no extra charge
  • Two printing options available: Standard and High-Definition
  • 12 unique paper types and colours to choose from
  • Designer Tip: To ensure the highest quality print, please note that this product’s customisable design area measures 11.4 cm x 15.9 cm (4.5"x 6.25"). For best results please add 0.15 cm (1/16") bleed.

Paper Type: Signature Matte

Our Signature Matte paper is a customer favorite—smooth to the touch with a soft eggshell texture that elevates any design. Its sturdy 18 pt weight and natural feel make it the ideal choice for timeless, sophisticated events.

  • Exclusively made for Zazzle
  • Made and Printed in the USA
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Butterfly Bee Fruit Insect Illustration Invitation

Butterfly Bee Fruit Insect Illustration Invitation

Vintage Bee and pear Butterfly Caterpillar illustration from Mediaeval Manuscript - This illustration is from the manuscript, "Mira calligraphiae monumenta" or "Model book of Calligraphy", this vintage insect and fruit illustration shows a bee flying over a vintage pear, which a vintage caterpillar is walking on, and a vintage butterfly is flying next to. It's quite a menagerie of vintage things! The illustration was created by mediaeval illustrator Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish and Hungarian, Austria) in the late 1500s. From 1561 to 1562, Georg Bocskay, the Croatian-born court secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, created the words on the page for the Model Book of Calligraphy in Vienna. The purpose of the book was to demonstrate calligraphy writing styles. Thirty years later, Emperor Rudolph II, Ferdinand's grandson, commissioned Joris Hoefnagel to create illustrations to go along with the calligraphy. Hoefnagel's illuminations included this page, showing fruit and insects; Hoefnagel was known for painting natural objects. Our fruit and insects look great on our gifts. The bee, butterfly, caterpillars, and pear are wonderful gifts for someone who loves mediaeval art.

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5 out of 5 stars rating
By Fay R.5 March 2018Verified Purchase
Flat Invitation, Size: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm, Paper: Signature Matte, Envelopes: White
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Excellent quality paper. They look perfect. I'm so pleased with them. Perfect printing. Colours as expected and typeface size as expected. I added my own touches to the design and they've printed out just how I wanted.
5 out of 5 stars rating
By Catherine H.21 July 2022Verified Purchase
Flat Invitation, Size: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm, Paper: Signature Matte, Envelopes: White
Zazzle Reviewer Program
Excellent quality and made me feel so excited when they arrived! The printing is first class and just what I’d hoped for! I wanted something elegant but modern and would be great for my guests to receive a month before we marry in Cyprus.
5 out of 5 stars rating
By Rachel H.25 June 2020Verified Purchase
Flat Invitation, Size: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm, Paper: Signature Matte, Envelopes: White
Zazzle Reviewer Program
Couldn't be happier - the design process was simple and allowed me to add lots of my own features. The overall quality is outstanding and it was delivered early. Included envelopes were also a huge bonus. All colours and images are of a very high quality - no blurring - very sharp

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Product ID: 161127079187053295
Created on 05/06/2013, 15:34
Rating: G