tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post3981919019064820359..comments2023-10-29T06:50:22.166-04:00Comments on Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs: Vintage Dinosaur Art: Pocket Book of DinosaursUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-57990922011437238182013-06-06T04:51:09.912-04:002013-06-06T04:51:09.912-04:00The first time my parents took me to the Natural H...The first time my parents took me to the Natural History Museum ( which must have been in 1977, I think) the dino's were all in that gallery.<br /><br />I remember how, on my next visit a few years later, I was pretty suprised to see the diplodocus the moment I walked in. Not only that, but the building itself had changed colour! In London in the 1970's, every builing was covered in a black layer of smog deposits; some time in the early 80's, that had all been sand-blasted away!<br /><br />CaptainSumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799987519393119907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-4201791614566514702012-03-13T07:51:13.923-04:002012-03-13T07:51:13.923-04:00@Mark & Niroot - I will scan & add said Sc...@Mark & Niroot - I will scan & add said Schwarzenneguanodon when I get home later.Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-72740745860141257132012-03-13T00:42:20.324-04:002012-03-13T00:42:20.324-04:00Pity his hand is scarcely large enough to cover th...Pity his hand is scarcely large enough to cover the lens...Nateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869685234493116483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-75526492577669367982012-03-13T00:41:06.536-04:002012-03-13T00:41:06.536-04:00I want to see this "'roid Iguanodon"...I want to see this "'roid <i>Iguanodon</i>". I entreat you to post it, please, Marc. Or even you, Mark R, if you can!Nateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869685234493116483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-22261454184793527352012-03-13T00:34:21.296-04:002012-03-13T00:34:21.296-04:00I remember this! I bought it in the mid-eighties s...I remember this! I bought it in the mid-eighties solely because it had listings for many dinos that were rarely included in other books, from <i>Acanthopholis</i> to <i>Zephyrosaurus</i>. Thus, it could have quite accurately been called "The A to Z Book of Dinosaurs". This would have been an improvement on the one that they went with since, at the time, it didn't actually fit into any pockets of mine other than those in my dressing gown. I don't have a dressing gown any more, so the book now resides on a shelf. I guess the "Shelf Book of Dinosaurs" doesn't have the same zing.<br /><br />Ha ha, just had a flick thru it again - you should've included the 'roid <i>Iguanodon</i> that's on the same page as the unicorn-headed <i>Oviraptor</i>. That neck, omg.Mark Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05197384873600545231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-20716735996801686742012-03-12T21:17:26.659-04:002012-03-12T21:17:26.659-04:00I love that the sexy rexy on the front cover seems...I love that the sexy rexy on the front cover seems to be shooing away a photographer.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-7488147142160931342012-03-12T19:39:10.914-04:002012-03-12T19:39:10.914-04:00"I'm being mean, though. Nobody's per..."I'm being mean, though. Nobody's perfect, and the vast majority of Robinson's work remains very beautiful. Although most of the dinosaurs in the Late Cretaceous scene below look very odd by today's standards (webbed hadrosaur hands...yee-ikes), at least some of them - the little pied fellas up there at the top of the page - are absolutely stunning. The composition of this scene is also very effective, giving a good impression of the vast size of some of the animals, especially Triceratops. Unless you see it in a museum on a regular basis it's easy to forget just how big Triceratops really was, and this illustration provides an excellent perspective."<br /><br />Where have I seen that Troodon? Oh yeah, here: http://babbletrish.blogspot.com/2011/04/maybe-greg-paul-has-point-lets-read.htmlHadiazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805346627826158173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-76027255794396895282012-03-12T19:29:41.176-04:002012-03-12T19:29:41.176-04:00Oh wow, I had this book as a child and browsed is ...Oh wow, I had this book as a child and browsed is frequently. Ah, nostalgia.Tomozaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039532506491508455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-17822609647525630682012-03-12T18:31:05.475-04:002012-03-12T18:31:05.475-04:00Oh yes, and regarding Punch and Judy, I always lik...Oh yes, and regarding Punch and Judy, I always like to see if I can get away with very anglocentric references in my posts ;)Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-31319072339671957022012-03-12T18:29:51.606-04:002012-03-12T18:29:51.606-04:00It doesn't matter if they're male or femal...It doesn't matter if they're male or female - they'll be 'grandad'. In my mind, grandads are always more likely to regale you with tales of the past - one of mine in particular was very prone to it...Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-66878056737544754062012-03-12T18:24:47.082-04:002012-03-12T18:24:47.082-04:00'The Ornitholestes skipping merrily along on t...'<i>The Ornitholestes skipping merrily along on the beach provides an amusing contrast...</i>'<br /><br />Made me laugh.<br /><br />I wonder how many of our non-British readers are familiar with the <i>Punch and Judy</i> references about the string of sausages and truncheon (a comment not designed to patronise, but made in genuine curiosity!).<br /><br />Also, why ever would you presume that a reader who may have known the dinosaur gallery as it was back then is necessarily male? *Folds arms* ;)<br /><br />And yes, I wish there was more light in there now, too.Nateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869685234493116483noreply@blogger.com