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Art Forms in Nature by Ernst Haeckel (Paperback, 2000)
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Ernst 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications Inc.
ISBN-139780486229874
eBay Product ID (ePID)91971353
Product Key Features
Book TitleArt Forms in Nature
AuthorErnst Haeckel
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
Number of Pages112 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height308mm
Item Width5mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorErnst Haeckel
Series TitleDover Pictorial Archive
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
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- 28 Oct, 2024
Book content great. However cover crease...
Book content great. However cover creased so wouldn’t have said it was ‘very good condition’Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Dec, 2018
Monochrome
This book is printed in black and white. The listing I bought did not state that. Most of the original illustrations are in colour. So I was disappointed.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 16 May, 2024
Lovely book, thank you
Lovely book, thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 26 Sep, 2024
Great book
The book is perfect Good illustrations arrived quicklyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
