A monograph of the fossil Reptilia of the Liassic formations
A monograph of the fossil reptilia of the liassic formations by Richard Owen, published in London in 1861 by the Palaeontographical Society for palaeontologists and naturalists. Its plates are detailed lithographic studies of fossil reptile bones and skeletons, including vertebrae, a skull and ichthyosaur remains, drawn in fine graded shading. A designer could take from them the precise contour hatching and tonal modelling that make organic forms read as sculptural, and the clean labelled-plate layout with numbered callouts.
