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Paleoimagery: The Evolution of Dinosaurs in Art Hardcover – September 11, 2002

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How do we know what dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals looked like? We depend on paleoart--paintings and sculptures created by artists who use fossils and the speculations of scientists to reconstruct and restore long-lost life-forms. The entertaining history of this invaluable, tremendously popular, and ever-changing genre is the subject of this unprecedented volume by Allen Debus, editor of Dinosaur World, and his coauthor and wife, Diane. Their lively study features a wealth of illustrations (alas, only in black-and-white), some rare, some ravishing, others hilarious. As the Debuses track the simultaneous evolution of scientific discoveries and corresponding paleoart aesthetics, they discuss such milestones as the paleo-fantasies of British artist John Martin (1789-1854), whose romantic scenic restorations tend toward the cataclysmic, and the evocative panoramas of Charles R. Knight, the most popular of American paleoartists and a master at maintaining "theoretical correctness" while evoking tremendous drama. The need to balance imagination with scientific exactitude is the genre's great challenge, whether the artist is working with paint, sculpting media, or the latest in cyber-imagining, and paleoimagery succeeds to the degree that it simultaneously educates and delights, goals felicitously achieved here. Donna Seaman
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"Entertaining...invaluable...unprecedented...simultaneously educates and delights, goals felicitously achieved here...a wealth of illustrations." --Booklist/RBB

"Nicely illustrated...a beautiful hardcover book packed with historic illustration." --
Prehistoric Times

"A veritable tour de force of dinosaur imagery...in depth...refreshing...excellent...exhilarating." --
Dino Land

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McFarland (September 11, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 293 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786412224
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786412228
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1 x 11 inches
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