An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists

An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists is a classic reference for studying the structure of animals. This digital edition is presented in PDF format and is available for instant download after purchase.

Prepared by W. Ellenberger, H. Baum and H. Dittrich, and edited by Lewis S. Brown, this Dover edition has served generations of artists. The plates focus on bones and muscles, with numbers for bones and letters for muscles throughout.

The book compares the horse, the dog, the cow, and the lioness, and includes additional studies from George Stubbs, Straus-Durckheim, and Cuvier.

Book Overview: An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists

This art reference book provides careful anatomical detail for artists. The second revised and expanded English edition was first published in 1956 by Dover Publications, Inc., with a new translation by Helene Weinbaum from the original German Handbuch der Anatomie der Tiere für Künstler.

Lewis S. Brown, of the Exhibition Department of the American Museum of Natural History, edited this edition. He added a new preface, 25 additional plates, and an enlarged bibliography.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Complete anatomical plates of the horse, dog, cow, and lioness.
• Horse engravings from George Stubbs, originally published in 1776.
• Four plates on cat anatomy from Straus-Durckheim’s 1845 work.
• Plates from Cuvier and Laurrillard’s comparative anatomy, covering the hare, flying squirrel, rat kangaroo, bat, monkey, and seal.
• Uniform plate designations: numbers for bones and letters for muscles.
• A new preface, 25 additional plates, and an enlarged bibliography in this second revised edition.

Why This Book Matters

An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists has remained a trusted source since the original German work appeared in 1901. The 1956 Dover edition brings together material from several classic anatomical studies and presents it in a form suited to artists. The comparative approach helps readers see both differences and common structures across mammal orders.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

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