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| Title | The Earth an Intimate History |
| Author | Fortey, Richard |
| Asset Number | 00372 |
| Publisher | Folio Society |
| ISBN | |
| Published Date | 2011 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Printing | 1 |
| Description | Folio Society cloth hardcover in slip case.
Picture research by its very nature takes you on many extraordinary journeys and the research we undertook to illustrate The Earth, An Intimate History was no exception. This is a remarkable book that explores our planet geologically, historically and culturally. The pictures had to match the breadth of the subject matter.
You have to adjust your mind to the vastness of geological time as Richard Fortey's narrative explains why continental plates shift and vast mountain ranges exist. He plunges us into the icy depths of dark oceans to grub around amongst the ancient debris, the secrets of the sea floor.
And he invites us to climb high, as the Victorian smart set once did, to peer into an active volcano.
To do visual justice to this text a wide array of images had to be found. I was amazed when I first saw the work of Bernard Edmaier, who is not only a fantastic photographer but a geologist too - top that! His powerful images were just perfect for this project and they were used throughout the book and to best effect as full-page chapter frontispieces.
I was lucky to be able to work closely with the author, who, along with his wife Jackie were generous with both their time and their address book. This gave access to some of the more obscure scientific research sources. |
| Category | Earth Science |
| Epoch | Modern |
| Date Acquired | 01/01/2021 |
| Condition | (1) Fine |
