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The evolution of the dragon

Smith, G. Elliot (Grafton Elliot), Sir, 1871-1937 · 1919 · Manchester, The University press; London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green & company · 40 pictures

The Evolution of the Dragon is a 1919 scholarly study by anatomist and anthropologist G. Elliot Smith, published in Manchester and London, aimed at academic readers interested in comparative mythology. Its pictures are pen-and-ink line drawings of Egyptian and Mesoamerican carvings, figures and ritual scenes, with strong black contours, flat patterned ground and dense ornamental detail that a designer could borrow for stylised motifs and linework.

Dragons · Mythology · Rain gods -- Egypt · Mythology, Egyptian · Aphrodite (Greek deity) · Incense

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