Creatures of the deep : the pop-up book

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Call Number
J758.95 Haeckel
Status
In-Library Use Only
Item Note
Pop-Up Book Collection.

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Summary

The book Art Forms in Nature is a collection of prints, made by the scientist Ernst Haeckel, of an enormous variety of flora and fauna from the sea-including microscopic Radiolaria, starfish and jelly fish-and since Prestel published it in 1998, it has been a favourite with artists, designers, illustrators and anyone who enjoys the wondrous forms of the natural world. Now paper engineer Maike Biederstaedt has transformed Haeckel's transcendent work into a three-dimensional book that allows readers to appreciate Haeckel's vivid colours, exceptional precision and fascination with patterns and geometry. This stunning book features seven pop-ups that allow readers to see nature's brilliance the way that Haeckel did-as marvellous, mathematically based creations that support his theory of the unity of all living things. Certain to appeal to his huge variety of fans, this pop-up version of a timeless classic will be treasured for years to come.

Contents

Octopus -- Red starfish -- Beautiful achanthrophracta -- Simple sea melocacti -- Box jellyfish -- Hippocampi, thalomophora and sea snails -- Sea anemones.

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