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Hermann Collection

Background imageHermann Collection: Falconry equipment

Falconry equipment
Plate from Hermann Schlegel and A.H. Verster de Wulverhursts Traite de Fauconnerie (1844-1853)

Background imageHermann Collection: English oak or pedunculate oak, Quercus robur

English oak or pedunculate oak, Quercus robur (Quercus pedunculata). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants

Background imageHermann Collection: Wheat or bread wheat, Triticum vulgare

Wheat or bread wheat, Triticum vulgare. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: August Hermann Francke

August Hermann Francke
AUGUST HERMANN FRANCKE German Lutheran divine, founder of an orphanage Date: 1663 - 1727

Background imageHermann Collection: Falco rusticolus, gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus, gyrfalcon
Plate from Hermann Schlegel and A.H. Verster de Wulverhursts Traite de Fauconnerie (1844-1853)

Background imageHermann Collection: Lime or linden tree, Tilia ulmifolia

Lime or linden tree, Tilia ulmifolia. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: Gandhi, Sonja Schlesin and Hermann Kallenbach

Gandhi, Sonja Schlesin and Hermann Kallenbach
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), Indian independence leader, during his time in South Africa when he was leader of the South African Indians

Background imageHermann Collection: Grapevine with grapes, Vitis vinifera

Grapevine with grapes, Vitis vinifera. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: Black poplar tree, Populus nigra

Black poplar tree, Populus nigra. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: Sesame, Sesamum indicum

Sesame, Sesamum indicum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: Black cumin, Nigella sativa, and love-in-a-mist

Black cumin, Nigella sativa, and love-in-a-mist, Nigella damascena. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Background imageHermann Collection: Jimson weed, Datura stramonium

Jimson weed, Datura stramonium. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: Lemon tree and fruit, Citrus limon

Lemon tree and fruit, Citrus limon (Citrus limonum). Chromolithograph by E. Gunther after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Background imageHermann Collection: Cocoa or cacao bean, Theobroma cacao

Cocoa or cacao bean, Theobroma cacao. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: Cocos nucifera L. coconut tree

Cocos nucifera L. coconut tree
A drawing by Paul Hermann from the collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 5 Page 137)

Background imageHermann Collection: Lesser false vampire bat, Megaderma spasma

Lesser false vampire bat, Megaderma spasma. Vespertilio spasma Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hermann Jakob Tyroff from Johann Christian Daniel Schrebers Animal Illustrations after

Background imageHermann Collection: Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris

Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort or common wormwood, Artemisia vulgaris. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: White mustard, Sinapis alba

White mustard, Sinapis alba. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: From Cellar to Bar

From Cellar to Bar
How the beer gets from the barrels in the cellar to the beer-pull on the bar counter, thanks to carbonic acid gas in Hermann- Lachapelles apparatus

Background imageHermann Collection: Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Heß

Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Heß
Vintage 19th century photograph: Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Hesz (alternatively: von Hess) (17 March 1788, Vienna - 13 April 1870, Vienna), was an Austrian soldier and field marshal

Background imageHermann Collection: Myrrh, Commiphora myrrha

Myrrh, Commiphora myrrha (Balsamodendron myrrha). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: Rue, Ruta graveolens

Rue, Ruta graveolens. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: Mustard greens or kai choi, Brassica juncea

Mustard greens or kai choi, Brassica juncea. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Background imageHermann Collection: Bay laurel or sweet bay tree, Laurus nobilis

Bay laurel or sweet bay tree, Laurus nobilis. Chromolithograph by E. Gunther after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Background imageHermann Collection: Chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile

Chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile (Anthemis nobilis). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: Suicide tree, pong-pong, and othalanga, Cerbera odollam

Suicide tree, pong-pong, and othalanga, Cerbera odollam (Cerbera lactaria). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst

Background imageHermann Collection: Bungo fruit, mbungo or rubber vine, Saba comorensis

Bungo fruit, mbungo or rubber vine, Saba comorensis
Bungo fruit, mbungo, or rubber vine, Saba comorensis (Landolphia comorensis var. florida). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants

Background imageHermann Collection: Groundnut or peanut, Arachis hypogaea

Groundnut or peanut, Arachis hypogaea. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: Common broom tree or Scotch broom, Cytisus scoparius

Common broom tree or Scotch broom, Cytisus scoparius (Sarothamnus scoparius). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst

Background imageHermann Collection: Wild lettuce or bitter lettuce, Lactuca virosa

Wild lettuce or bitter lettuce, Lactuca virosa. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Background imageHermann Collection: Aztec tobacco or mapacho, Nicotiana rustica

Aztec tobacco or mapacho, Nicotiana rustica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Background imageHermann Collection: Common dandelion, Taraxacum campylodes

Common dandelion, Taraxacum campylodes (Taraxacum officinale). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst

Background imageHermann Collection: Meeting the Parents

Meeting the Parents - Young couple in evening wear meeting the parents. Artist: Hermann Pfeifer. Date: 1924

Background imageHermann Collection: Edvard Munch, Norwegian artist

Edvard Munch, Norwegian artist Date: 1910

Background imageHermann Collection: Lotze Manuscript (Fragment)

Lotze Manuscript (Fragment)
Two manuscript leaves from Rudolph Hermann Lotze's Metaphysik, written and corrected in the same hand. Corrections are made in ink and red pencil. On paper

Background imageHermann Collection: The World's First Postcard

The World's First Postcard
The idea of a postal card which could be used at half the letter rate was that of Heinrich von Stephan in 1865. Later that year

Background imageHermann Collection: Triptych with the Triumph of Death and the Last Judgement by

Triptych with the Triumph of Death and the Last Judgement by
Renaissance. Triptych with the Triumph of Death and the Last Judgement by Hermann Tom Ring (1521-1596), around 1550. Museum Catharijneconvent. Utrecht. Netherlands. Detail

Background imageHermann Collection: Cartoon, Jones and Herman, The Silver King Lawsuit

Cartoon, Jones and Herman, The Silver King Lawsuit. A reference to a popular melodramatic play of 1882 by Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman. 1885

Background imageHermann Collection: Spectral bat or false vampire bat, Vampyrum spectrum

Spectral bat or false vampire bat, Vampyrum spectrum. Vespertilio spectrum Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hermann Jakob Tyroff from Johann Christian Daniel Schrebers Animal Illustrations

Background imageHermann Collection: Black ruffed lemur, Varecia variegata. Critically endangered

Black ruffed lemur, Varecia variegata. Critically endangered. Lemur macaco Linn. niger. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hermann Jakob Tyroff after an illustration by George Edwards from Johann

Background imageHermann Collection: Slow-paced lemur or red slender loris, Loris

Slow-paced lemur or red slender loris, Loris tardigradus. Endangered. Lemur tardigradus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageHermann Collection: White-headed capuchin monkey, Cebus capucinus

White-headed capuchin monkey, Cebus capucinus. Simia capucina Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hermann Jakob Tyroff from Johann Christian Daniel Schrebers Animal Illustrations after

Background imageHermann Collection: Tufted capuchin monkey, Sapajus apella

Tufted capuchin monkey, Sapajus apella. Simia trepida Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hermann Jakob Tyroff after an illustration by George Edwards from Johann Christian Daniel Schrebers

Background imageHermann Collection: Young banded langur, Presbytis femoralis

Young banded langur, Presbytis femoralis. Simia maura. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved after nature by Hermann Jakob Tyroff from Johann Christian Daniel Schrebers Animal

Background imageHermann Collection: Southern talapoin monkey, Miopithecus talapoin

Southern talapoin monkey, Miopithecus talapoin. Simia talapoin Buff. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hermann Jakob Tyroff after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann Christian Daniel

Background imageHermann Collection: Coca tree, Erythroxylum coca

Coca tree, Erythroxylum coca (Erythroxylon coca). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Background imageHermann Collection: Mastic, Pistacia lentiscus

Mastic, Pistacia lentiscus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageHermann Collection: Canarium nut tree, Canarium indicum, and protium

Canarium nut tree, Canarium indicum, and protium
Canarium or pili nut tree, Canarium indicum, and protium tree, Protium icicariba. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants



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