Description: Print Specifics: Type of print: Lithograph - Original antique print. Hand colored (HC) at the time of publishing. Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1843. Publisher: Lorenz Oken, Hoffmannische Verlags - Buchandlung, Stuttgart. Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). Dimensions: 10.5 x 13 inches, (27 x 33 cm) including blank borders. Paper weight: 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)Reverse side: BlankNotes: 1. Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. 2. The uneven tone in the photos was caused by the light coming from one side only. Legend: This print illustrates Class IX Foliariae (Herbs having broad leaves, quinary stipaceous corollæ , and bilocular capsule. Here the whole stem has become leaf ; all the parts are soft ; they are herbs in the propermost sense of the word.) of Prof. Oken's system of plants classification (see below). Individual plants are identified in the print by their Latin "tribe" names, some that are included: Gentiana, Chironia, Lantana, Salvadora, Tobacco, Erinus, Foxglove, Acanthus, Crossvine, Periwinkle, Coco, Wild Olive, Sepistan, Yellow Rattle, etc. Prof. Oken's plants classification system consists of 16 classes (I-XVI), each class is divided into 5 orders and each order into additional "tribes" (Zunft). Class I: Cellulariae and Fungi Class II: Vasariae Class III: Tracheariae Class IV: Corticariae Class V: Alburnariae Class VI: Lignariae Class VII: Radicariae Class VIII: Cauliariae Class IX: Foliariae Class X: Seminariae Class XI: Pistillariae Class XII: Carollariae Class XIII: Nuceriae Class XIV: Drupariae Class XV: Baccariae Class XVI: Pomariae The 5 orders divide individual classes by their: 1. Core cells (Mark-Zeller) 2. Stalk 3. Stem 4. Flower 5. Fruit Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.
Price: 44.95 USD
Location: Manassas, Virginia
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Lorenz Oken
Listed By: Martin2001
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1843
Signed: Unsigned
Dimensions: 10.5 x 13" (27 x 33 cm)
Theme: Classification of Plants, Oken's System
Material: Paper
Features: Not-framed, Hand Colored (HC)
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Production Technique: Lithography
Subject: Botany, Mosses Lichens, Plants
