Tenggren was used as a color stylist and to determine the staging and atmosphere of many of the scenes in the film, as his style borrowed from the likes of Arthur Rackham and John Bauer and thus possessed the European illustration quality that Walt Disney sought.
For example, illustrations had to be good quality and patient focused; supplying the hospital phone number was not appropriate as a contact for further information.
The book is richly illustrated with close to 500 illustrations, which are of high quality and are self-explanatory.
The notes, glossary and bibliography have been expanded and updated, Sanskrit names and terminology have been given their proper transliterated form, and the illustrations have been improved in quality and supplemented with new material.
The fiction was unremarkable, but the cover art and illustrations, by Elliott Dold, were high quality, and have made the magazine a collector's item.
The photographic illustrations are of very high quality and add significantly to the value of the book and there are many constructive diagrams, especially in the excellent chapter on the biology of the melanocyte by Schaffer and Bolognia.
As woodcuts and metal engravings could be reproduced indefinitely they were traded among printers: there was therefore a large increase in the number of illustrations together with an improvement in quality and detail but a tendency for repetition.
The illustrations are copious, of uniformly excellent quality, and include gross photographs, radiographic imaging, and microscopic, immunohistochemical, and special stains.
It fostered a more explicit and consistent focus on cinema and cinemagoing, with less competitions and a greater array of behind-the-scenes reporting, star profiles, reviews, and notices about forthcoming features, alongside a wealth of high quality illustrations and photographs.
The publishers have provided an attractive layout, high quality illustrations, and a good index.
