Title: Über Blaschkas Glasmodelle und die zeitgenössische Naturgeschichte, mit einem Anhang über Brendels botanische Modelle /
Authors: Reiling, Henri.
Publisher: Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Blaschka, Leopold,; Blaschka, Rudolf,; Glass blowing and working.; Glass craft.; Zoological artists.
Abstract: The glass animal models from the workshop of Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolf Blaschka in Dresden are highlighted in connection with contemporary natural history. From 1887 onwards, the father and son Blaschka made their most well-known pieces: the botanical models that became known as The Glass Flowers of Harvard, made for the Harvard University in Cambridge MA. In Europe, however, botanical models produced by Robert Brendel (ca. 1821-1898) and his son Reinhold Brendel (ca. 1861-1927) were widely utilized. These teaching aids are discussed in a separate appendix.