All 80 of the great 18th-century descriptive anatomist's original copperplate engravings of the human skeletal and muscular systems, containing 230 individual illustrations, are reproduced in this edition. Muscles and bones are rendered individually and in related groups from varying perspectives.
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A work of great scientific merit, this volume is a magnificent work of art as well.
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By Natalia Kaz
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Albinus on Anatomy
perfect source of info for sculpting. I am in art doll making business. I have few more of anatomical books. But this one is the most useful. Plates of bones and muscles are simple and understandable.
perfect source of info for sculpting. I am in art doll making business. I have few more of anatomical books. But this one is the most useful. Plates of bones and muscles are simple and understandable.
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Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697 - 1770) was a German-born Dutch anatomist which probably explains why even in the eighteen century, his drawings were so accurate. This anatomy book is a compilation of work from two books he wrote at that time, Tabulae Sceleti et Musculorum Corporis Humani (Tables of the Human Body) and Tabulae Ossium Humanorum (Table of the Human Bones).
When I first saw work of Albinus, it was in Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters. There's a skeleton posing in front of a grazing rhinoceros. And on the cover of this book, there's a cupid over a skeleton's shoulder, trying to throw a cloth over it. How cool is that?
Apparently, the drawings were actually copperplate engravings created with the help of Jan Wandelaar. He's the guy who added the decorative background art. It's great foresight to use long lasting engravings instead of print. The reproduction in this book is brilliant because of that, being able to retain all the details not lost to any degradation. You can still see clearly the intricate cross hatches that wrap onto the surface of muscles and bones.
The content is presented with both the original anatomy illustration together with an outlined line art with labels. There are also close ups on the specific parts, which are a marvel to look at. It's comprehensive enough but nothing is mentioned on how the muscles work or body functions.
Overall a pretty useful and definitely interesting anatomy reference book.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
When I first saw work of Albinus, it was in Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters. There's a skeleton posing in front of a grazing rhinoceros. And on the cover of this book, there's a cupid over a skeleton's shoulder, trying to throw a cloth over it. How cool is that?
Apparently, the drawings were actually copperplate engravings created with the help of Jan Wandelaar. He's the guy who added the decorative background art. It's great foresight to use long lasting engravings instead of print. The reproduction in this book is brilliant because of that, being able to retain all the details not lost to any degradation. You can still see clearly the intricate cross hatches that wrap onto the surface of muscles and bones.
The content is presented with both the original anatomy illustration together with an outlined line art with labels. There are also close ups on the specific parts, which are a marvel to look at. It's comprehensive enough but nothing is mentioned on how the muscles work or body functions.
Overall a pretty useful and definitely interesting anatomy reference book.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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The illustration of bone and muscle that this artist provided the world is still the best! The one thing that I appreciate the most is the correct proportions and clear definition. It is limited in the actual use for artists beyond pure illustration but is a keeper to go along with all of the material it seems to take to put a complete reference together. The reason for this is ACCURACY and CORRECT PROPORTION!
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great book!
This book is really good for art students and medical students if you want the deteils. I highly recommand it!
Published on Nov 16 1999
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For art students, this book is GREAT!!!!!!
Albinus on Anatomy is a great book. I am a printmaking student;My teacher introduced this book to me when I asked her about detailed etchings of the human figure. Read more
Published on Nov 12 1998
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A beautiful and acurate anatomy lesson for artists
This oversized book contains over 200 illustrations of the human body, posed so as to be of use to the artist studying the human form. Read more
Published on Sep 25 1995
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