Accession No

5640

Brief Description

botanical wallchart depicting Fern: development of sporangia, by L. Kny and C. Müller, German

Origin

Germany; Berlin

Maker

Kny, L. [artist] Müller, C. [artist] Laure, E. [lithographer] Parey, Paul [publisher]

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 671mm; height 827mm

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

‘Botanische Wandtafeln
von
L.KNY.
Verlag von Paul Parey in Berlin.
S.W., 10 Hedemannstrasse.
Tafel XCV.’ (top right)
‘C.Muller ad nat del. E.Laue lith.Berlin’ (bottom)

Description Notes

Diagrams depicting Fern: development of sporangia. There are seven diagrams, all printed. Four have parts in green, the rest are not in colour. They are numbered from ‘1.’ to ‘7.’. Diagram four has two sections, ‘4a.’ and ‘4b.’. The inscriptions are printed in the top right and across the bottom. Reference numbers are in the top right and bottom right corners.

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