The Extraordinary Form and Function of Bones
2016. 256 S. w. num. col. figs. 205 mm
Verlag/Jahr: QUARTO PUBLISHING GROUP; IVY 2016
ISBN: 1-78240-402-3 (1782404023)
Neue ISBN: 978-1-78240-402-6 (9781782404026)
Bone is one of the most extraordinary materials in the natural world - flexible and strong, available in a number of types and densities. From supporting a huge mammal like an elephant to enabling a bat to fly. Skeletons takes the virtuoso engravings of the 19th and early 20th centuries and marries them with a contemporary, readable text.