Human beings have always sought meaning in the mysterious dark of the
night sky. David Malin's The Invisible Universe uses the
venerable constellation figures, old drawings of the sky and a rich
blending of poetry to ornament his well-known images of stars, nebulae
and galaxies. The enigmatic title refers to the levels of invisibility
gradually peeled away by successive generations of star-gazers. The
book is intended for anyone who enjoys richly detailed pictures of the
natural world reproduced in exquisite detail and set in an historical
context.
The book is big (34 x 41cm, 13.5 x 16 inches) and each page displays a
full size image facing a non-technical caption and short poem. The book
is produced by Callaway Editions, one of the leading designers of fine
printed works. It is also available in Italian and Japanese editions.
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