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Köhler's Medicinal Plants
"From the
botanical standpoint the finest and most useful series of
illustrations of medicinal plants."
- Sitwell and Blunt
The Medizinal-Pflanzen was written by F. E. (Franz Eugen)
Köhler and was published in 1887 in Gera, an east-central German
city south of Leipzig The set of four volumes was a noteworthy
achievement and included plants of medicinal interest from several
European nations. It was described by Sitwell and Blunt as "From the
botanical standpoint the finest and most useful series of
illustrations of medicinal plants." Gustav Pabst, a German botanist,
edited Köhler’s Medizinal Pflanzen.
The remarkable feature of the publication is its nearly 300 finely
detailed illustrations, expertly drawn by the artists L. Müeller and
C.F. Schmidt, which were skillfully rendered by K. Gunther in
chromolithography. Chromolithography is the process of rendering
images on stone or zinc plates, then inking them with color inks to
yield color pictures.
Currently, this
collection includes 25 prints, in two sizes, 13 inches by 19 inches,
and 8 inches by 10 inches. Sample images from the series are
provided below. Clicking on the smaller thumbnail image will take
you to a larger sample image for closer inspection. Clicking on the
name of the print will take you to the web page for that print,
where you can find more information and place an order online.
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