Human Anatomy for Art Students

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Title Page; Copyright Page; INTRODUCTION; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; HUMAN ANATOMY FOR ART STUDENTS; CHAPTER I -- THE SKELETON; CHAPTER II -- THE COVERINGS OF THE BODY; CHAPTER III -- THE REGIONS OF THE BODY; CHAPTER IV -- THE UPPER EXTREMITY; CHAPTER V -- THE LOWER EXTREMITY; CHAPTER VI -- MOVEMENTS OF THE JOINTS OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY; CHAPTER VII -- MOVEMENTS OF THE JOINTS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY; CHAPTER VIII -- THE TRUNK; CHAPTER IX -- THE HEAD AND NECK; CHAPTER X -- EXPRESSION AND GESTURE; CHAPTER XI -- DIFFERENCES OF SIZE AND PROPORTION IN THE SEXES.;A staple of art instruction, this book is the most concise and accessible guide to accurately depicting the human body. Its illustrations and cross-sections offer examples of human skeletal and muscular substructures and details of individual body parts, helping students achieve the most precise visual re-creation of human form and motion. Subjects include the skeleton, the coverings and regions of the body, the upper and lower extremities, movements of the joints, the trunk, and the head and neck. Additional topics encompass expression and gesture, differences of size and proportion in the sexes, and growth, development, and measurements. More than 130 detailed figures appear throughout the text, in addition to thirty-one plates. Title Page Copyright Page INTRODUCTION Table of Contents Table of Figures HUMAN ANATOMY FOR ART STUDENTS CHAPTER I -- THE SKELETON CHAPTER II -- THE COVERINGS OF THE BODY CHAPTER III -- THE REGIONS OF THE BODY CHAPTER IV -- THE UPPER EXTREMITY CHAPTER V -- THE LOWER EXTREMITY CHAPTER VI -- MOVEMENTS OF THE JOINTS OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY CHAPTER VII -- MOVEMENTS OF THE JOINTS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY CHAPTER VIII -- THE TRUNK CHAPTER IX -- THE HEAD AND NECK CHAPTER X -- EXPRESSION AND GESTURE CHAPTER XI -- DIFFERENCES OF SIZE AND PROPORTION IN THE SEXES. CHAPTER XII -- GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND MEASUREMENTSAPPENDIX INDEX A CATALOG OF SELECTED DOVER BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS OF INTEREST.