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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195030958

ISBN-139780195030952

eBay Product ID (ePID)58259

Product Key Features

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAtlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist

SubjectTechniques / Drawing, Subjects & Themes / Human Figure, Atlases

Publication Year1982

TypeTextbook

AuthorStephen Rogers Peck

Subject AreaArt, Medical

SeriesGalaxy Bks.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight22.6 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN81-016848

Reviews"An exhaustive but absorbingly interesting treatise.... The artist will find it planned and written with a completeness and orderliness which make it the perfect reference book."--Art News and Review"Ingeniously edited, well-organized, and illustrated with almost a thousand excellent factual three-dimensional renderings."--Los Angeles Times, "A very clear presentation. The schematic drawings are particularly useful in teaching introductory anatomy to students."--Terry Morrow, Texas Tech University, "Very good illustrations/explanations--very helpful for students to understand such a complex system."--J.P. Manlapaz, North Virginia Community College, "I have used the book regularly for about 35 years and have found the mix of 'clinical' type renderings, clear 'muscle' charts, description and sectional graphic structural sketch pages to be excellent and to the point."--, "An exhaustive but absorbingly interesting treatise.... The artist will find it planned and written with a completeness and orderliness which make it the perfect reference book."--Art News and Review "Ingeniously edited, well-organized, and illustrated with almost a thousand excellent factual three-dimensional renderings."--Los Angeles Times, "Very good illustrations/explanations--very helpful for students tounderstand such a comlex system."--J.P. Manlapaz, North Virginia CommunityCollege, "An exhaustive but absorbingly interesting treatise.... The artist will find it planned and written with a completeness and orderliness which make it the perfect reference book."--Art News and Review"Ingeniously edited, well-organized, and illustrated with almost a thousand excellent factual three-dimensional renderings."--Los Angeles Times"A very clear presentation. The schematic drawings are particularly useful in teaching introductory anatomy to students."--Terry Morrow, Texas Tech University"I have used the book regularly for about 35 years and have found the mix of 'clinical' type renderings, clear 'muscle' charts, description and sectional graphic structural sketch pages to be excellent and to the point."--"Very good illustrations/explanations--very helpful for students to understand such a complex system."--J.P. Manlapaz, North Virginia Community College

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal743.4

Table Of ContentPreface The Language of Anatomy Part I: Bones Skeleton (The Unit) Regional Classification of Bones Joints Head Spine Chest Shoulder Upper Extremity Hip Lower Extremity Part II: Muscles Musculature Head and Neck Torso Upper Extremity Lower Extremity Translation from Nature Part III. Surface Anatomy Fat Veins Skin Hair Features Surface Landmarks Part IV: Proportion Proportion Varieties of Physique Part V: Equilibrium and Locomotion Equilibrium Locomotion Part VI: Dinstinctions of Age, Sex, and Race Distinctions of Age Distinctions of Sex Distinctions of Race Part VII: Agents of Expression Agents of Expression Pronunciation of Terms Index

SynopsisStephen Rogers Peck's Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist remains unsurpassed as a manual for students. It includes sections on bones, muscles, surface anatomy, proportion, equilibrium, and locomotion. Other unique features are sections on the types of human physique, anatomy from birth to old age, an orientation on racial anatomy, and an analysis of facial expressions. The wealth of information offered by the Atlas ensures its place as a classicfor the study of the human form., Stephen Rogers Peck's Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist remains unsurpassed as a manual for students. It includes sections on bones, muscles, surface anatomy, proportion, equilibrium, and locomotion. Other unique features are sections on the types of human physique, anatomy from birth to old age, an orientation on racial anatomy, and an analysis of facial expressions. The wealth of information offered by the Atlas ensures its place as a classic for the study of the human form., Unsurpassed as a manual for students, this Atlas includes sections on bones, muscles, surface anatomy, proportion, equilibrium, and locomotion. Other unique features are sections on the types of human physique, anatomy from birth to old age, an orientation on racial anatomy, and an analysis of facial expressions.

LC Classification NumberNC765