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Das entdeckte Geheimniss der Natur im Bau und in der Befruchtung der Blumen

Title
Das entdeckte Geheimniss der Natur im Bau und in der Befruchtung der Blumen / von Christian Konrad Sprengel ; mit 25 Kupfertafeln.
Author
Sprengel, Christian Konrad, 1750-1816.
Publication
Berlin : Bei Friedrich Vieweg dem Aeltern, 1793.

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Additional Authors
  • Arndt, Wilhelm, 1750-1813.
  • Capieux, Johann Stephan, 1748-1813.
  • Wohlgemuth, A.
  • Jäck, C.
Description
[8], 444 columns, [4] p., [1], XXV leaves of plates : ill.; 25 cm. (4to)
Subjects
Note
  • Engraved t.p.; lettering signed: C. Jäck scripsit et scu[l]psit.
  • Signatures: )(² A-U⁴ X² (X2+1) Y-2E⁴ 2F².
  • Illustrations: 26 prints : etching, engraving ; full-page. Engraved by W. Arndt, J.S. Capieux and A. Wohlgemuth after designs by the author. Comprise t.p. with illustrated border of 28 numbered figs. and 25 prints each containing from 23 to 63 figs., depicting plants, flower parts and pollinating insects. Each print is hinged at left margin to the right margin of a blank leaf, so that it may be unfolded outward to facilitate consultation.
  • "Nicotiana": columns 125-126.
  • Includes index.
Indexed In (note)
  • GV 1700-1910
  • Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration
  • Pritzel
  • Bib. Walleriana
  • Garrison-Morton (5th ed.)
Call Number
Arents 95-343
OCLC
NYPG95-B5350
Author
Sprengel, Christian Konrad, 1750-1816.
Title
Das entdeckte Geheimniss der Natur im Bau und in der Befruchtung der Blumen / von Christian Konrad Sprengel ; mit 25 Kupfertafeln.
Imprint
Berlin : Bei Friedrich Vieweg dem Aeltern, 1793.
Indexed In:
GV 1700-1910, 137, p. 275
Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration, 1883
Pritzel 8856
Bib. Walleriana, II, 11738
Garrison-Morton (5th ed.), 104.1
Local Note
Binding: Contemporary paper boards.
Provenance: A.J. Maas, Cham, Ct. Zug, Suisse (stamp on free front endpaper).
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Local Subject
Maas, A. J. Provenance.
Added Author
Arndt, Wilhelm, 1750-1813. Etcher
Capieux, Johann Stephan, 1748-1813. Etcher
Wohlgemuth, A. Etcher
Jäck, C. Etcher
Research Call Number
Arents 95-343
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