Accession No

5642

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 669mm; height 829mm

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 XCIV.’ (top right)
‘C. Muller ad nat del. E.Laue lith.Berlin.’ (across bottom)

Description Notes

Diagrams depicting Fern: development of sporangia. There are twelve diagrams, all printed. Seven have parts coloured in green. The diagrams are numbered from ‘1.’ to ‘12.’. The inscriptions are printed in the top right corner and across the bottom. Reference numbers are in the bottom right and top rigt corners.

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