Living Jewels: The Natural Design of Beetles
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Book Overview
A presentation of close-up studio photographs of one of the most varied and beautiful species on the planet: the beetle. The range of shapes and colours featured should be a source of inspiration to... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:3791329928
ISBN13:9783791329925
Release Date:September 2003
Publisher:Prestel Publishing
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 3.4" x 4.9"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
my step daughter LOVED it!!! THANKS!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I got this as a Christmas gift for my stepdaughter, who likes beetles, and she loved it.
A work of art
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is a beautiful and unique book; the photography and printing are outstanding, and the images of the beetles are simultaneously gorgeous and bizarre.
Amazing. Nature exceeds fantasy.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book contains a most colorful collection of creatures.I had never realized that the family of beetles encompassed such variety in colors, shapes, and forms. As an artist, I would recommend this book to anyone who delights in images celebrating the bizarre and the beautiful in nature.
A gorgeous piece of work!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Living Jewels shows just that: the tremendous variety of jewels that make up the population of beetles. Upon closer examination of the photographs, the "jewels" have a tremendous amount of detail, showing tiny hairs, fuzz and various protuberances. How can that much detail show up in a photograph?The text at the beginning of the book contains many fascinating, and at times hysterical, facts about beetles. I got a good laugh about the treatment of beetles in medieval times!
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