[PDF.74ks] A History of Paleontology Illustration (Life of the Past)

A History of Paleontology Illustration (Life of the Past)

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 | #472274 in Books |  2008-07-14 |  2008-07-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  10.00 x.78 x7.00l,1.56 | File type: PDF | 240 pages

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||23 of 24 people found the following review helpful.| A different perspective than what I hoped for.|By eagseags|It is a very heavily illustrated book, and there are some good points about it. You many be interested in artistic conventions of the past, e.g. how in the 1820-1840's, marine reptiles were always shown on land spouting like whales. Also the ability of 19th Century artists to make hand-drawn engravings that look as re| ||"... [O]ffers an informative and expert introduction to an interesting intersection of art and science―the illustration of fossils in books from the Renaissance to the present.... Davidson brings together the key figures and themes in this genre and provide

Writing from the perspective of an art historian, Jane P. Davidson traces the history of paleontology illustration from the 15th century to the present. She combines discussions of these images as works of representative art with assessments of the artists. The book covers depictions of fossils, restorations of plants and animals, and ecological restorations in painting, drawing, sculpture, and in display restorations such as dioramas. Although the main subject of the...

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