Accession No

5542

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting Mycorrhiza, by Albert Bernhard Frank and Alexander Tschirch, German

Origin

Germany

Maker

Frank, A. B. Tschirch, A.

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 829mm; height 669mm

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

‘Pflanzenphysiologische Wandtafeln von Frank und Tschirch. Taf...
Mychoriza der Baume.’ (across top)
‘Verlag von Paul Parey in Berlin. Lith .Anst.v.Ebenhusen & Eckstein,Stuttgart.’ (below diagrams)

Description Notes

Botanical wallchart, depicting Mycorrhiza, by Albert Bernhard Frank and Alexander Tschirch, German.

Diagrams depicting Mycorrhiza. There are six diagrams. They are all printed in colour. Four are numbered 1,2,3A,3B and 4. The top left diagram is labelled:’ 2. Pilzfadenstrange von der Mychoriza aus in den Humus gehend.’. The top right diagram is labelled: ‘Mychorizen in Verbindung mit starken Pilzfandenstrangen.’. The bottom left diagram is labelled:’ 1. Buchenwurzeln mit Mychorizen.’. The centre diagram is labelled: ‘3. Spitze einer Mychoriza. A. im Ganzen , B. im Langsschnitt.’ . The bottom right diagram is labelled: ‘4. Stuck eines Langsschnittes einer Mychoriza mit den verpilzten Eipedermiszellen.’
All inscriptions and labels are printed. Inscriptions run across the top and bottom of the chart.
Reference numbers are in the bottom right and bottom left corners.
There is a blank label stuck in the bottom left corner.

References

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