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Leguminosae - Abrus precatorius From: Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte. Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, austriaca, belgica, danica, helvetica, hungarica, rossica, suecica, neerlandica, british pharmacopoeia, zum Codex medicamentarius, sowie zur Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America by Hermann Adolph Koehler. Gera-Utermhaus, Fr.Eugen Köhler, 1887, 1. edition, volume 2, plate 190. Chromolithographed plate (sheet 219 x 299 mm). Text enclosed. € 60 Köhler’s magnum opus was published in parts from 1883-1898. The
first volume was finished in 1887, eight years after his death. The set of three
volumes with 283 colour-plates was a noteworthy achievement and included
European plants of medicinal interest. From the botanical standpoint the finest
and most useful series of illustrations of medicinal plants (Great flower
books). The beautiful colour-plates after illustrations by Walther Müller
and C.F. Schmidt, which were skillfully rendered in lithography by E. Günther.* Nissen BBI 1085; Great flower books p. 62; Stafleu & Cowan 3806. |
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