Animals: 1419 Royalty-Free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, etc.

by Jim Harter (Editor)

Contemporary artists and designers are finding the wood engraving one of the most highly desirable sources of illustration for many design purposes. Simple and bold or capable of the most exquisite effects of tonal gradation, this elegant black-and-white artwork sustains no loss in reproduction and is a perfect complement to typography.
1,419 clear wood engravings present, in natural, lifelike poses, over 1,000 species of animals. Included are many different versions of the familiar animals most wanted and used by commercial artists and craftsmen. Arranged according to the following seven categories, the illustrations portray mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and other invertebrates.
Selected for their visual impact and usability by artist-collagist Jim Harter, these illustrations form one of the most extensive, royalty-free pictorial sourcebooks of animals ever assembled for the specific use of illustrators, graphic designers, craftspeople, decoupeurs, and collagists. Captions give modern common-name identifications, and a thorough index provides immediate access to individual animal pictures. Because of the accuracy and detail of most of the renderings, naturalists will also enjoy browsing through this volume and using it for illustrative purposes.

Genres: Art, Reference, Drawing, Design

288 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1979

Reviews

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 5 out of 5]

The source of the O'Reilly book covers.

[Guy H · Rating 5 out of 5]

A veritable Noah’s ark of engravings and illustrations. Every page is a reminder that before stock photos roamed free, artists had to really draw the line—and the fur, feather, scale, and claw. The result is wildly reproducible joy: perfect for collages, reference, or just pawing through when you need something to lift your animal spirits.

[Dinh Hong · Rating 5 out of 5]

it’s my everyday revisiting book for the art work! the most beautiful illustration book of animals of all aget! a must to have resource for all artists and artisans and all animal lovers!

[Eduardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelent!

100% recomendado. Muy útil para tener referencias sobre animales. Excepcional para artistas que buscan referencias de anatomía animal para su estudio

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the larger Dover print books I own. I like a lot for three reasons: First, it's an excellent collection of engravings, woodcuts, and pen-and-ink illustrations. Second, it's a great reference for artists with a wide variety of animals in various poses. And thirdly, if you read as many O'Reilly technical books as I do, you'll have fun spotting all the familiar favorites. Hey! There's the Perl camel! Aw, it's the Regular Expressions owls! Oooh, the Java tigers!

I highly recommend this collection as reference, inspiration, and just plain fun.