| Seashells Contributor(s): Iselin, Josie (Author), Carlson, Sandy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810993279 ISBN-13: 9780810993273 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2007 Annotation: Artist Iselin celebrates the diversity and beauty of nature with her exquisite portraits of seashells. Like her extremely popular "Beach Stones" and "Leaves & Pods," this is an artful and informative portrayal of a beloved part of the natural world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries - Photography | Individual Photographers - General |
| Dewey: 594.147 |
| LCCN: 2007003193 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 7.4" W x 7.28" (1.02 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Artist Josie Iselin celebrates the diversity and beauty of nature with her exquisite portraits of seashells. Like her extremely popular Beach Stones and Leaves & Pods, Seashells is not a field guide but an artful and informative portrayal of a beloved part of our natural world. While it draws upon unparallelled shell collections, Seashells balances the exotic with the familiar, from tropical corals and rare fossils to everyday clamshells and barnacles. As in her previous books, Iselin arranges these precious natural objects into striking images, which she produces on a flatbed scanner. In her introduction and captions, marine geologist and paleontologist, Sandra J. Carlson introduces the reader to seashells in all their variety, explaining why they look as they do. Both an art book and a contemplation of nature, Seashells combines aesthetic delight in natural things with scientific fact and philosophical wonder. |