Dino clip art book from Dover

[Willa25743@aol.com]

Here's a just-published reference I haven't seen mentioned: "Ready-to-Use
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Mammals Illustrations" by Bob Giuliani, Dover
Publications, Inc.: New York, 1995. 64 pp., 294 black-and-white illustrations
of 98 different copyright-free designs printed on one side. ISBN 0-486-
28470-0. Paperback, $5.95.

It's a bit disconcerting to see the cliche of sabertooth cats and mammoths 
along with the Mesozoic denizens (somewhat of a Mighty Morphin' melange).
But at least the scaly ones outnumber the fuzzies 2 to 1 in this book. It's
as if Mammalia were riding on the proverbial coat tails of Dinosauria....

These dinos certainly *seem* more accurate to me. The carnosaurs are all
leaning forward, counterbalanced by their (non-dragging) tails. The apato-
saurus has the suitably elongated head, rather than the brontos' old pug-
nosed profiles. The archaeopteryx is perched, wings outspread, neither 
gliding nor flying. The pterodactyls and other flyers' stippling could be
artist's rendition of downy fur. I see nothing immediately controversial.

As a graphic artist, I can vouch for the quality of the pen-and-ink drawings,
but I'd like to hear some opinions on their paleontological accuracy. Are
they more scientifically correct than the usual dino art we see in popular
publications, or less flawed?

If any of you can find the book, give us your comments. You should be able to
find it in the "Art" section of better bookstores, if they sell Dover clip
art 
books. Would you buy it, or recommend it to a teacher or others who would
use dinosaur illustrations?

Willard Harrison