Product Information
For almost a century, W. A. Bentley caught and photographed thousands of snowflakes in his workshop at Jericho, Vermont, and made available to scientists and art instructors samples of his remarkable work. His painstakingly prepared images were remarkable revelations of nature's diversity in uniformity: no two snowflakes are exactly alike, but all are based on a common hexagon.In 1931, the American Meteorological Society gathered the best of Bentley's photos and had them published; that work has long been available in a Dover reprint edition. The present volume includes a selection of 72 of the best plates (containing over 850 royalty-free, black-and-white photographs), carefully selected from that larger collection.An inexhaustible source of design inspiration for artists, designers, and craftspeople, these graceful patterns are ideal for use in textile and wallpaper design, as well as a host of other creative projects. These images will also appeal to anyone intrigued by the intricacy and beauty of design in the natural world.Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications Inc.
ISBN-139780486412535
eBay Product ID (ePID)90744396
Product Key Features
Book TitleSnowflakes in Photographs
AuthorW. A. Bentley
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
Number of Pages80 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height260mm
Item Width204mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorW. A. Bentley
Series TitleDover Pictorial Archive
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States