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Darstellung und Beschreibung sämmtlicher in der Pharmacopoea borussica aufgeführten offizinellen Gewächse oder der Stoffe, welche von ihnen in Anwendung kommen, nach natürlichen Familien
Darstellung und Beschreibung sämmtlicher in der Pharmacopoea borussica aufgeführten offizinellen Gewächse oder der Stoffe, welche von ihnen in Anwendung kommen, nach natürlichen Familien
TitleDarstellung und Beschreibung sämmtlicher in der Pharmacopoea borussica aufgeführten offizinellen Gewächse oder der Stoffe, welche von ihnen in Anwendung kommen, nach natürlichen Familien
Detail DepictedIllustrations--Planographic prints--Lithographs
Creator/AuthorBerg, Otto Karl
Schmidt, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm
PublisherFelix, Arthur
Place of PublicationLeipzig [Germany--Leipzig]
Date of Publication1863
Genre HeadingPrinted books -- 1801-1900 (19th century)
Herbals
Bibliographic Elements4 v. illus.
Printing MethodPrinted on wove paper
Image Production ProcessPlanographic prints--Lithographs
IllustratorSchmidt, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm
General NotesThis is a plate from the work "Darstellung un Beschreibung sämmtlicher...". It illustrates the plant "acacia seyal delile", a native to Africa.

Carl Otto Berg began studying botany in 1831, going on for more serious study beginning in 1845. He served on the faculty of Berlin University as a lecturer in pharmaceutical botony and pharmacognosy from 1848 until his death in 1866.

This is leaf number 50 from the modern collection entitled: Herbals of five centuries; 50 original leaves from German, French, Dutch, English, Italian, and Swiss herbals; with an introduction and bibliography by Claus Nissen. Zurich: L'Art Ancien, Olten, Weiss-Hesse [etc.], 1958.
Digital CollectionHistorical Bookarts Collection
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionSpecial Collections
Call NumberSpecColl Rare Books QK 98 N57 1958
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original text or image at 400 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2009.
Restrictions/CopyrightSome of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections.
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