(Band 2): Fünfzig Illustrationstafeln mit beschreibendem Text
A German plate book from 1900 by Ernst Haeckel, issued as a second volume of fifty illustration plates with descriptive text, drawn from Heidelberg University Library. The pictures are precise scientific engravings of marine invertebrates such as radiolarians, siphonophores, crustaceans and jellyfish, printed in black, grey or sepia on dark or cream grounds. A designer could draw on their symmetrical, radial layouts and fine linework for botanical-style pattern, specimen labels or decorative borders.
