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published
February 18th 1982
(first published 1951)
by Oxford University Press, USA
binding
Paperback, 288 pages
isbn
0195030958
(isbn13: 9780195030952)
description
Stephen Rogers Peck's Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist remains unsurpassed as a manual for students. It includes sections on bones, muscles, surf...more
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Read in March, 2007
Really nice all around proportions and theory book of anatomy. Almost can take this around as an indispensable carry along guide to anatomy. Pretty rich with drawings, accurate paintings, and photos. Nicely explained as well.
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Just facts. This is good basic anatomy book. I've got a lot, but this was one of my first and favorites.
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Read in October, 2004
recommends it for:
Artists, Anyone else
A beautiful book of the Human Anatomy. Not to be confused with a how-to-draw book, there are no instructions on how to sketch the human figure, it is simply a book on each individual bit of the human body. from hair to the bones, it covers everything. Aside from the wonderful illustrations, it's Stephen Roger Peck's words that make this book what it is. Through his writing you see his obvious reverence for the beauty and structure of the human body.
And that reverence is contagious.
And that reverence is contagious.
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Uniquely instructive ... I still remember such gems as the morphology of the lower back and buttocks resembling the wings of a butterfly or the breast and its underlying pectoral muscle looking like commas on their sides. The illustrations are strangely stylized and gorgeous. Also, hysterical and weird photographs of people making screwey faces, the most disturbing of which being the countenance of someone at the moment of their death. Somehow more frightening in a book than in real life.
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Read in September, 1999
This has to be one of the most useful books I have ever purchased. I bought is as a textbook for my college figure drawing class and it is the ONLY book I bought at the time that I have actually picked up and used since I used it in college. I highly recommend it.
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Read in January, 1999
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Amazing illustrations and diagrams. Accurate and helpful. As an art student, this book was my holy grail. As a professional, I use it more for illustrative purposes than figure drawing. Skulls & skeletons are pretty popular right now!
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Read in February, 2008
The best thing about this book is the visual cues at the end of each chapter to help you remember the basic forms and lines of the anatomy.
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Read in January, 2005
Great book, even better diagrams. It really helps the artist learn and remember the human anatomy.
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