The Brendel collection of the University of Namur
Another way of looking at plants, fungi and bacteria
First Edition
The University of Namur boasts one of Europe's finest collections of didactic models created by R. Brendel and son in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to teach botany. This beautiful catalogue showcases this exceptional heritage. Read More
Brendel's didactic models have enjoyed remarkable success since their creation at the end of the nineteenth century. After decades of use in teaching botany, they eventually fell into disuse.
Their undeniable artistic value, however, now makes them an exceptional heritage that many collectors compete for.
This catalogue compares models of plants – as well as fungi and bacteria – with their natural reality, illustrating the extent to which the Brendels, father and son, were able to combine scientific rigour and the poetry of floral structure with such remarkable talent.
While there is probably no collection in the world of all the models made by the Brendels that could be said to be complete, the collection held at the University of Namur is certainly one of the finest collections in Europe.
Philippe Martin is a member of the Biology Department at the University of Namur. For the past eighteen years, he has been responsible for the management and development of the Botanical Collections of the University, including the Brendel Collection. He is the author of a book entitled: Les familles des Plantes à fleurs d'Europe occidentale (Presses universitaires de Namur)
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- Publisher
- Presses universitaires de Namur
- Author
- Philippe Martin,
- Collection
- Language
- English
- BISAC Subject Heading
- SCI000000 SCIENCE
- Onix Audience Codes
- 01 General / trade > 05 College/higher education > 06 Professional and scholarly
- CLIL (Version 2013-2019)
- 3667 ARTS ET BEAUX LIVRES > 3051 SCIENCES FONDAMENTALES > 4050 Histoire des sciences > 4041 Botanique
- Title First Published
- 14 December 2024
- Subject Scheme Identifier Code
- : Art et histoire
: Sciences exactes
: Art
: Botanique
Thema subject category: Botany and plant sciences
Thema subject category: Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
Thema subject category: Antiques, vintage and collectables
Thema time period qualifier: Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899
Thema subject category: Ferns, mosses and liverworts
Thema subject category: Flowering plants (angiosperms)
Thema subject category: Botanical art
- Original Language
- French
Paperback
- Publication Date
- 17 December 2024
- ISBN-13
- 9782390291930
- Illustrations
- 1 index/ 1 bibliography/ 1 glossary
- Extent
- Main content page count : 354
- Code
- 2390291937
- Dimensions
- 19 x 26 x 2 cm
- Weight
- 712 grams
- List Price
- 50.00 €
- ONIX XML
- Version 2.1, Version 3
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Contents
- Introduction
- Plant Models
- Structural Models
- Bacteria and Fungi Models
- Appendix 1 - An Auzoux Model
- Appendix 2 - Extract from the 1913-1914 Catalogue
- Glossary
- Index of organisms