Accession No

5023

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting glandular hairs in two species (Mentha piperita and Matricaria chamomilla), by Paul Parey, W. A. Meyn, Frank, and Tschirch, German, c. 1850-1967

Origin

Germany; Berlin

Maker

Parey, Paul [publisher] Meyn, W. A. [lithographer] Frank [artist] Tschirch [artist]

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

670mm tall; 828mm wide

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, in 06/2008. On loan from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, from 01/1994.

Inscription

‘Secretdrüsen.’ (title, top)
‘Verlag von Paul Parey in Berlin S.W., 10. Hedemannstr.’ (bottom centre)
‘W.A. Meyn, Lith. Inst. Berlin.’ (bottom right)
‘Pflanzenphysiologische Wandtafeln von Frank und Tschirch’ (Top left, outside frame)

Description Notes

Ten printed line drawings, numbered, with some brown-yellow shading, all cell-level detail.
1-3 are of Mentha piperita, at top left.
4a-b, 5a-c, 6-7 are of Matricaria chamomilla, in the whole lower half.
Some parts are labelled with single or double letters, but there is no key.
The species names are given bottom left and bottom right.
Title at top, inside frame.
Top right, outside frame: ‘Taf. LIX.’
Bottom centre, outside frame: ‘Verlag von Paul Parey in Berlin S.W., 10. Hedemannstr.’
Bottom right, outside frame: ‘W.A. Meyn, Lith. Inst. Berlin.’

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