pstrongForm and Beauty Depicting the Wonder of NaturestrongppemThis edition includes a visual index of the plates.emppWith its meticulous color illustrations of exquisite life forms, Ernst Haeckel's renderings are still considered accurate--after more than a century.em Art Forms in Natureem perfectly marries art and science. Haeckel, although a prolific biologist, chose here to report only the visual information, with no written essays. Nature, in his own words, embodies a sense of the beautiful.ppFirst published at the turn of the last century, this book was something of a status symbol, indicating the level of education and sophistication of the families whose homes it graced. Exhibiting the aesthetic sensibilities of the Art Nouveau period, Haeckel's work had a profound influence on many of the prominent artists of that time. ppEach page is composed of single family of plant or animal matter, depicted without a setting, and identified only by their Latin classification. Unpretentiou