ART FORMS IN NATURE (KUNSTFORMEN DER NATUR) by Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel’s astonishingly beautiful scientific drawings from ART FORMS IN NATURE (KUNSTFORMEN DER 
NATUR) take you to another planet, one where strange and delicate Faberge eggs grow naturally; Haeckel drew them and carefully laid them out, arranged so that every aspect of them can be seen and admired. But Haeckel wasn’t just a talented draftsman and scientist — his colors are delicious and unusual, especially considering that he made these pieces in the early 1900s. (Paperback, $14.95) Recommended by John