Accession Number: 1998.80.118
Description: Item is thought to be the title page to a series of botany illustrations produced in relief by Martin Kunz. Loose page with embossed pictures of flowers and plants; centered at the bottom in German braille is "Naturkunde von M. Kunz." Portions of the relief pictures are barely discernible; relief pictures and braille are crooked on the page; paper is slightly soiled. This item is a duplicate of 1998.80.117, except for heavier paper of slightly larger dimensions and the exclusion of author's name and location in script. See also, 1998.80.116, 119-124 for additional Naturkunde [Natural History] accessions. Martin Kunz was director of the Blind Institute at Illzach, Germany and a leading producer of relief pictures and maps in the 1890s.
Height: 15.75
Width: 12.5
Date Made: ca. 1890
Maker: Kunz, Martin
Place of Origin: Illzach, Germany
Collection: APH Collection
History/Provenance: APH Collection
Credit Line: APH Collection, 1998.80
Subjects: Botany Botanical illustrations Tactile graphics
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: Kunz, Martin
Material: Paper
Updated: 06/02/2021
