Art Forms from the Ocean: The Radiolarian Prints of Ernst Haeckel

This is a well-produced largish format book of Ernst Haekel’s astonishing nineteenth century drawings of his observations of hundreds of different radiolarians under a microscope. Tiny they may be, but they are quite haunting, especially those with spiky skeletons. I had seen them before, I can’t remember where, quite possibly in a nasty dream. The plates are preceded by an 18-page introduction. Worth having.

The same as 'Art forms in nature', it is hard to believe such a man could capture so well the beauty and intricacies of our sea based companions so incredibly well. I recommend this work to anyone with an interest in art , biology or even people who like a good picture book to glance at every now and them. Truly inspiring.

Very disappointing. After looking online at some truly stunning images by Breidbach, I thought to buy this to see more. In reality, the selection inside is most disappointing, the best one is on the cover page! What a shame.

Beautiful calm and gentle images of unseen nature.This is by an old master of nature and so beautifully compiled.The images are stunning, and it makes you wonder who designed such beautiful fully functioning creatures that we rarely are able to see......a STUNNING book.

Beautiful book, a really useful design resource.