The Art of Animal Anatomy

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.

Préface
Discover the inner workings of an animal's anatomy with this beautiful guide, featuring historical illustrations and lyrical descriptions of the animal body.

Auteur
David Bainbridge is the University Clinical Veterinary Anatomist at the University of Cambridge, a reproductive biologist, and a popular science writer. As well as many academic and clinical papers and book chapters, he has written six popular science books, all widely reviewed, discussed, and translated. These include A Visitor Within: The science of pregnancy, Beyond the Zonules of Zinn: A fantastic journey through your brain, Teenagers: A natural history, and Curvology: The origins and power of female body shape.

Contenu

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
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