Accession No

5018

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting secretory canals in four species, 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

‘Schizogene Secretgänge.’ (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

Seven printed line drawings, numbered, with some brown-yellow shading, all cell-level detail.
The diagrams have abbreviated German labels marked on.
1-4 (across top, and left centre) show the development of the canal in Imperatoria.
5. (centre) is of Inula.
6. (Bottom centre) is of Cycas.
7. (right) is of Angelica - this is the only diagram to be in longitudinal section, rather than cross-section.
The species names are given bottom left and bottom right.
Title at top, inside frame.
Top right, outside frame: ‘Taf. LVII.’
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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