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Through intricate ink drawings and text,The Catalogue of Extraordinary Beings chronicles the exploits of 30 absurd, elusive, or wondrous creatures who emerge in the world in times of turmoil. The beings “generate ideas where before only impossibilities existed. They offer glimpses into alternate modes of existence and hope where once oblivion was the only option,” says the book’s creator and artist, Michelle Timpone. One by one, or the Extraordinary Beings transport the reader into a haunted and chaotic world” — and expose the absurdity and curiousness of everyday life.
Timpone drew inspiration for the book from nineteenth-century scholarly texts,atlases, and ethologies, and her exquisitely detailed drawings resemble etchings from that period. Prepare to meet a being who inhabits time-space (instead of space-time),a curious plant with eye-like appendages, and a ample-natured creature with a fondness for clocks. Dive into the realm of these extraordinary beings here.
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