Discover the inner workings of an animal's anatomy with this beautiful guide, featuring historical illustrations and lyrical descriptions of the animal body.
Have you ever wondered what beats beneath an animal's skin? Well, you wouldn't be the first one. The study of comparative anatomy has led to some of the most striking images ever created. For two-and-a-half thousand years, the animal body has been picked apart to drive arguments in natural philosophy, to reinforce dogma, to remind us of death, to horrify, educate and enthral.
This book recounts the intertwined intellectual and artistic journeys of comparative anatomy from antiquity to the present day. Rather than offering an exhaustive listing, it focuses on the distinctive artistic flavours of five great phases of anatomical endeavour. Horses opened like books, the leer of a shark’s eye, the humming loom of the brain — all life is here, dissected and depicted.
Lyrically written and accompanied by captivating illustrations from history's animal anatomists, this is an ideal read for designers, art lovers and scientists alike.
By:
David Bainbridge
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 782g
ISBN: 9781912217359
ISBN 10: 191221735X
Publication Date: 29 October 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Chapter 1: Before the Press From Antiquity to the Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci: Animal as Machine Albrecht Dürer: The Wonderful Line Chapter 2: The Horse Stripped Bare Cutting and Cataloguing: 16th–19th centuries Carlo Ruini: Anatomia del Cavallo George Stubbs: The Anatomy of the Horse Chapter 3: Bewildering Variety A Pictorial Menagerie: 16th–19th centuries Volcher Coiter: De Partibus Similaribus Humani Corporis Georges Cuvier: Le Règne Animal Alfred Brehm: Tierleben Richard Owen: The Anatomy of Vertebrates Chapter 4: Embryos and Ancestors Evolution and Development in the 19th century Ernst Haeckel: Development of the Embryo, Development of the Race Edweard Muybridge: Animal Locomotion Santiago Ramón y Cajal: Textura del Sistema Nervioso del Hombre y de los Vertebrados Chapter 5: Onwards, Outwards, Inwards The Wonders of Life since 1900 D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson: On Growth and Form Index Credits
Reviews for The Art of Animal Anatomy: All Life is Here, Dissected and Depicted
the artwork itself is wonderfully reproduced on matte paper in numerous half- and full-page images, as well as full-page spreads […] far from being gory or gruesome, contains fantastic imagery spanning a wide span of time. It contains many works well-known to most biologists, but will undoubtedly introduce you to new and unknown artworks. […] And it makes a sure-fire gift for that person in your life who loves the interface of biology and art. * The Inquisitive Biologist *
