Accession Number: 1998.80.122
Description: One page of botanical illustrations produced in relief by Martin Kunz as part of his Naturkunde [Natural History] series of pictures for instruction of blind students. "Pictures for the Blind" is printed on the page in German, French, English, and Italian as follows: Abbildungen fur Blinde. Images a l'usage des aveugles. Pictures for the Blind. Immagini ad uso dei ciechi. Below this is printed "Von Direktor M. Kunz, Illzach." Illustrations represent leaves and stems of various plants. Includes braille notations that may refer to accession 1998.90.116. Slight discoloration along lower left edge of page. See also, 1998.80.117-121, 123-124 for additional Naturkunde 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: 12.626
Date Made: ca. 1890
Maker: Kunz, Martin
Place of Origin: Illzach, Germany
Subjects: Botany Instructional aids, tools, and supplies. Tactile graphics
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: Kunz, Martin
Material: Paper
Updated: 06/02/2021
