|
Cucurbitaceae - Citrullus colocynthis From: Darstellung und Beschreibung sämtlicher in der Pharmacopoea Borusica aufgeführten offizinellen Gewächse by Otto Carl Berg & Carl Friedrich Schmidt. Leipzig, Arthur Felix, [1858-1863], 1. edition, volume 4 (plate 25b). Hand-coloured lithograph (sheet 215 x 278 mm). Unobtrusive stain. Text enclosed. € 55
Berg was professor of pharmaceutical botany at Berlin University. Schmidt
both drew and lithographed the plates. He was a prolific artist who illustrated
many of the German botanical works of the 19th century. Jackson describes this
work, a survey of plants used in the Prussian pharmacopoeia, as A thoroughly
good book, probably the very best of its class; both in text and illustrations.* Pritzel 646; Jackson p. 203*; Nissen BBI 139; Stafleu & Cowan 10.873. www.meemelink.com · index · Cucurbitaceae |