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Photograph Album of Erasmus Habermel Instruments, Compiled by Henri Michel, c.1950

Inventory Number 13012


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Henri Michel in 1962.
Primary inscriptions
Inscribed on front pastedown: 'Instruments de Mathématiques construits par Erasme Habermel' and 'photographies réunies par H. Michel'.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Cloth
Object type
Album
Dimensions
Height: 255mm Width: 341mm Depth: 25mm
Inventory No
13012
Accession Number
1962-97

Description

Oblong album bound in red cloth with silk string. 20 dark grey card leaves; 93 photographs. Contains photographs of instruments by Erasmus Habermel, compiled by Henry Michel, all annotated with their locations in various European museums, and in a few cases private collections, including his own.