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An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists (Dover Anatomy for Artists) Paperback – June 1, 1956

by W. Ellenberger (Author), H. Baum (Author), H. Dittrich (Author),
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"Highly recommended as one of the very few books on the subject worthy of being used an an authoritative guide." — Design
"Illustrators, sculptors, and taxidermists who draw or model animals will welcome this new revised edition." — Natural History
Here are 288 remarkably lifelike drawings of animals, furnishing artists and students with an easy-to-follow method of instruction in the drawing of horses, dogs, lions, cows and bulls, stags, and goats. So detailed and so accurate are these drawings that this book has long been a classic work of its kind.
The animals are shown in three ways: external full views and dozens of details (paws, head, eyes, legs, etc.); beneath-the-skin drawings of musculature and of the positions and insertions of each muscle; and skeleton drawings of the bone structures that support and determine surface contours and configurations. In addition, special cross-sections dissect those portions of the animal — such as the head and limbs — that are most important to the artist.
For this edition, Lewis S. Born of the American Museum of Natural History collected 25 plates from George Stubbs's Anatomy of the Horse, long unavailable; Straus-Durckheim's Anatomie Descriptive et Comparative du Chat; and Cuvier and Laurrillard's Anatomie Comparée. These plates, as fully annotated as the plates that make up the original book, supplement Ellenberger, Baum and Dittrich with anatomical drawings of the monkey, the bat, the flying squirrel, the rat kangaroo, the seal, and the hare. Mr. Lewis also provided a new preface and added to the annotated bibliography, which now contains 66 items.
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    Dover Anatomy for Artists
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    160 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Dover Publications
  5. Publication date
    June 1, 1956
  6. Dimensions
    9.45 x 0.43 x 12.24 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0486200825
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0486200828
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Here are 288 remarkably lifelike drawings of animals, furnishing artists and students with an easy-to-follow method of instruction in the drawing of horses, dogs, lions, cows and bulls, stags, and goats. So detailed and so accurate are these drawings that this book has long been a classic work of its kind.
The animals are shown in three ways: external full views and dozens of details (paws, head, eyes, legs, etc.); beneath-the-skin drawings of musculature and of the positions and insertions of each muscle; and skeleton drawings of the bone structures that support and determine surface contours and configurations. In addition, special cross-sections dissect those portions of the animal—such as the head and limbs—that are most important to the artist.
For this edition, Lewis S. Born of the American Museum of Natural History collected 25 plates from George Stubbs's Anatomy of the Horse, long unavailable; Straus-Durckheim's Anatomie Descriptive et Comparative du Chat; and Cuvier and Laurrillard's Anatomie Comparée. These plates, as fully annotated as the plates that make up the original book, supplement Ellenberger, Baum and Dittrich with anatomical drawings of the monkey, the bat, the flying squirrel, the rat kangaroo, the seal, and the hare. Mr. Lewis also provided a new preface and added to the annotated bibliography, which now contains 66 items. "Highly recommended as one of the very few books on the subject worthy of being used an an authoritative guide."—Design
"Illustrators, sculptors, and taxidermists who draw or model animals will welcome this new revised edition."—Natural History
Enlarged (1956) edition, revised by Lewis S. Brown, American Museum of Natural History.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications; 2nd edition (June 1, 1956)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486200825
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486200828
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.45 x 0.43 x 12.24 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 860 ratings

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Don't believe the naysayers, take the chance with it.
Honestly, I wouldn't believe alot of these low star ratings. I just got mine and seems pretty visible to me and not really to dark at all. In able to clearly see the lights and the darkness. Along with the fine details. Maybe I got lucky idk publication is 2019 on the inside
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Barbara
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Detailed
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
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Just what the artist needs. Great detail of everything.
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Tobe
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible, invaluable!
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2002
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I wanted a book that specifically focused on horses. Anyone
whose drawn horses, even for years, knows that getting this
animal down pat is no easy feat. Studying anatomy is a must.
This is THE book.
I have so much respect for the person who drew these plates.
It's astounding work. The anatomy is shown from every angle;
starting with skeletal plates, adding muscles and so forth,
these plates "build" the horse from the inside out. After
studying the legs I cut myself some slack! This is a very
beautiful, complex animal. No wonder this is such a challenging
subject!
There are smaller additional sections on a few animals as a
bonus. I found the cat skull study to be immensely helpful.
I don't recommend this book for anyone who wants a how-to
on every animal in the world, this isn't for you. Nor is it for
beginning artists. It is for serious artists who want to do
in depth study of horses because we can't all just walk outside
and see horses everywhere. There's nothing like the real thing,
but this is a good second choice when the real thing isn't
available for study.
This is one of those books that I actually revere and am very
proud to have in my reference library. A serious resource for
serious art study.
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Violamanben
5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING + Response to other reviewers from professional artist
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2016
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These watercolors are fantastic for the price. They re-wet beautifully and mix very well with one another. To anyone having issues with the pans moving ... Welcome to watercolor! Most pan sets you will order will have lose pans. I recommend blue tack to hold them in place impermanently.

To those saying these paints are toxic... Again, welcome to watercolor! Any professional watercolors will contain potentially dangerous pigments! Just don't paint where you eat or let your kids play with them. Ages 12 and up I would say.

I've been removing certain pans and placing them in a mint tin for plein air painting, which is quite convenient. My only problem (if you can call it that) is there isn't any kind of magenta or opera rose color in the palette. I can hang because there is a carmine so I can make my own but that could potentially upset any floral painters.

Love that white knights are open stock so you can replace or add new colors by buying off of dick blick. (to the lady who said they accidentally sent you a 36 space palette.... Not an accident. It is to encourage you to buy more colors and add to your palette! Though, Amazon needs to update their photos)

Highly recommend for semi-serious watercolor artists! Also, I left a color chart out for 4 months and the colors were super lightfast! Recommend with all my heart!
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$ko7
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book! but find an older copy if you can
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2012
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Figured I post a review of this book since this is my second time purchasing it over the years. I bought it again recently for a class in creature design I'm taking next semester. The book only spotlights 5 or so animals, but they are the most common animals... which I guess that's more of an opinion, depending. The illustrations are detailed and show most of the major muscle groups and bone structure needed from the standard views (top, front, side, back, etc) and some close up detailed views of paws, mouths, legs, etc.

Side note, I had this book about 10 years ago, wish I still had my old copy as the newer editions seem to be printed very, very dark. Some of the detail on the illustrations closed up in the printing which could be worst I suppose.. personally I would try to find a used copy of an older edition if possible as the details were much clearer and didn't print so dark.

Still, it's a good reference book at a good price and worth the money despite the printing quality.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely well done- not for the casual sketcher
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2023
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This book is a must have reference for anyone wanting to have very detailed illustrations and technical info- very well done. However, if you’re looking for a basic, simple muscles and bones just to get acquainted- you might save this for later. It’s interesting even just as is- for the scientifically or medically inclined.
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tim_milkyway
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly fine book to have for animal study
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2023
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I love these Dover publications. This animal anatomy book was first published a century ago but it is one of the best out there for an artist to have who wishes to study and depict animals.
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Michele
3.0 out of 5 stars Needs some additional content, delivery and paperbacks don't mix
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
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Not too bad a book. The contents could have had a little more variety like rodents, birds and primates. The delivery left a lot to be desired, my book showed up bent. I'm hoping that adding some weight to it will flatten it out.
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Michele
3.0 out of 5 stars Needs some additional content, delivery and paperbacks don't mix
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
Not too bad a book. The contents could have had a little more variety like rodents, birds and primates. The delivery left a lot to be desired, my book showed up bent. I'm hoping that adding some weight to it will flatten it out.
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Mz Nina, business consultant and aspiring artist
5.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE FOR ANY ARTIST that draw, paints animals, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS!!! Go from good to AMAZING because...
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2017
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MUST HAVE FOR ANY ARTIST that draw, paints animals. In order to get perspective correct and the dimensions of an animal you must understand the skeletal make up of the animal. Then how the muscles lie in order to create the proper shading. And off course how these change in each position. A lot of artists do not study the anatomy of an animal, but I can tell you that is what makes an artist that draws or paints animals from good to great! IT IS ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS!!!

MUST HAVE FOR ANY ARTIST that draw, paints animals, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS!!! Go from good to AMAZING becaus

Also recommend:

 Drawing Animals: 30th Anniversary Edition
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Cliente de Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars La mejor referencia hasta ahora
Reviewed in Mexico on March 15, 2023
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Me parece la mejor referencia de anatomía animal para artistas.
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DOGECO
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnifiques dessins
Reviewed in France on December 28, 2022
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Pour une étudiante en dessin.
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Eneko
5.0 out of 5 stars Maravilloso.
Reviewed in Spain on May 3, 2021
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Una gran edición de un gran libro. Imprescindible.
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Fabrizio
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo se si cercano reference di anatomia del cavallo
Reviewed in Italy on September 19, 2020
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Ottimo libro di anatomia animale, tratta benissimo quella del cavallo, meno approfonditamente quella di altri mammiferi.
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Rafael Costa Abreu
5.0 out of 5 stars Livro que não pode faltar em suas obras de referências!!!
Reviewed in Brazil on November 13, 2018
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Muitos animais e suas diversas retratações que nos ajudam muito. Desde o sistema esquelético a musculatura, mostrando em detalhes todo o que se precisa saber para conhecer melhorar como um cavalo, um gato entre outros animais que nós temos dificuldade em conhecer. Livro que não pode faltar em suas obras de referências.
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