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Art Forms in Nature by Ernst Haeckel (1974, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486229874
ISBN-139780486229874
eBay Product ID (ePID)822971
Product Key Features
Book TitleArt Forms in Nature
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClip Art, General, Aesthetics, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year1974
FeaturesReprint
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Design, Philosophy, Science
AuthorErnst Haeckel
Book SeriesDover Pictorial Archive Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight18.8 Oz
Item Length11.8 in
Item Width9.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN73-087238
Dewey Edition18
Dewey Decimal574/.022/2
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisErnst Heinrich Haeckel (1834-1919) was renowned as one of the foremost early exponents of Darwinism. His work was credited with having caused the acceptance of Darwinism in Europe, and his popular studies preaching the continuity of all life, organic and inorganic, from prehistoric time to the present converted tens of thousands of readers all over the world. Today, although no one is greatly interested in Haeckel the biologist-philosopher, his work is increasingly prized for something he himself would probably have considered secondary. These are the remarkable plates with which his work was illustrated, particularly his famous Kunstformen. The Kunstformen contains 100 beautiful lithographic plates which show a multitude of unusual life forms: Radiolaria, Foraminifera, and other forms of microscopic life; jellyfishes, starfishes, calcareous sponges, star corals, barnacles, and other sea life; mosses, lichens, red algae, ferns, fungi, orchids, and other plants; and turtles, moths, spiders, bats, frogs, lizards, hummingbirds, and antelope. With many drawings on each plate, each carefully drawn from nature, the subtle details of nature's art forms are easily compared and appreciated. In addition to being marvelous renderings, these plates have long been noted for the peculiar emotional appeal that they have for most viewers, a premonition of surrealism with exotic organic life forms stretching back to their roots in the inorganic, and individual details drawn with awareness of subtle evolutionary changes and millennia-long developments. Artists, illustrators, and others will find them still powerful as one of the landmarks of applied art., Multitude of strangely beautiful natural forms: Radiolaria, Foraminifera, Ciliata, diatoms, calcareous sponges, Tubulariidae, Siphonophora, Semaeostomeae, star corals, starfishes, much more. All images in black and white.
LC Classification NumberNE2350.5.H/
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- Mar 15, 2021
Great Book!
This book is the best book you will ever read; it has almost no text and is entirely composed of drawings made of sea life, organisms, plants and creatures of nature. It is a great inspiration for ideas for designs of drawings or other art related projects, and one of the only books like this. It is highly recommended for artists, art students, naturalists and anyone who enjoys the beauty and nature. As an art professor, I was constantly recommending this book to my students, lending it out on occasion, and finally replacing my copy of it even after I retired.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 21, 2018
Great book of illustrations
While it feels a bit cheap to hold due to it's magazine-like covers it has great quality illustrations inside. A must have for designers.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Nov 10, 2020
Phenomenal
Incredible art. Ernst set the bar for an incredible level of detailed art.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
