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The book develops a clear foundation through terminology and a basic body plan, then examines axes and volumes, skeleton, joints, and muscles. It details individual muscle attachment, action, and structure across major body regions, and expands coverage with species-specific skeleton and superficial muscle views for four-legged mammals, limb variations, miscellaneous animals, and birds, supported by references and an index.","ANIMALANATOMYFORARTISTSThe Elements of FormELIOT GOLDFINGERAuthor of HUMAN ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS  \nANIMAL ANATOMYFOR ARTISTS  \nFOR ARTISTS  \nThe Elements of Form  \nOXFORD  \nUNIVERSITY PRESS  \nOxford New York  \nAuckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town ChennaiDar es Salaam Delhi Hong Kong stanbul Karachi KolkataKuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City MumbaiNairobi Sao Paulo Shanghai Taipei Tokyo Toronto  \nCopyright ◎2004 by Eliot Goldfinger  \nPublished by Oxford University Press,Inc.198 Madison Avenue,New York,NY 10016  \nwww.oup.com  \nOxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means,electronc,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without the prior permission of Oxford University Press.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nGoldfinger,Eliot  \nAnimal anatomy for artists:the elements of form/Eliot Goldfinger.  \np.cm.  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 0-19-514214-4  \n1.Anatomy,Artistic.2.Animals in art.1.Title.  \nNC780.G652002  \n743.6-dc212003053586  \nDesigned and typeset by Scott and Emily Santoro,Worksight.  \nAll drawings,photographs,and sculptures are by Eliot Goldfinger  \n987654321  \nPrinted in China on acid-free paper  \nCONTENTS  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix  \nINTRODUCTION xi  \nTERMINOLOGY xiii  \nBASIC BODY PLAN General Overview  \nAXES &VOLUMES 1 SKELETON 6 JOINTS 18 MUSCLES 26  \nINDIVIDUAL MUSCLES Attachments,Action,&Structure  \nFACE &HEAD 28NECK 42 TRUNK 52 FRONT LIMB 66 REAR LIMB 87  \nFOUR-LEGGED ANIMALS Skeleton &Muscles(Numerous Views)  \nHORSE 112 OX 122DOG 132 LION 142  \nFOUR-LEGGED ANIMALS Skeleton &Superficial Muscles(Side View)  \nCAT 152 BEAR 156 DEER 160 GIRAFFE 164 CAMEL 168  \nHIPPOPOTAMUS 172 PIG 176 RHINOCEROS 180 INDIAN ELEPHANT 184RABBIT 188 SQUIRREL 192  \nANIMALS WITH LIMB VARIATIONS Skeleton &Superficial Muscles (Side View)KANGARO0196 SEA LION 200 GORILLA 204 HUMAN 208  \nMISCELLANEOUS ANIMALS Skeleton  \nAMERICAN BISON 212 AFRICAN ELEPHANT 213 TAPIR 214GIANT ANTEATER 215 FRUIT BAT 216 DOLPHIN 217  \nBIRDS  \nSKELETON &MUSCLES 218  \nFEATHER PATTERNS 222  \nAPPENDIX  \nHORNS &ANTLERS 224  \nVEINS 230  \nPHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS 234  \nBIBLIOGRAPHY 235  \nINDEX 240  \nIndian elephant,1983.Bronze,13 inches long  \nTo Louise,Gary and Evan  \nLeopard,1984.Bronze,18 inches long  \n# ACKNOWLEDGMENTS\n\nThe strength of this book lies in the fact that so many people have been sogenerous with their time,knowledge,resources,and collections.I thankStuart Pivar,founder of the New YorkAcademy of Art,who provided anenvironment for me to teach animal and human anatomy to artists.Hestrongly supported the acquisition of an anatomical collection of compar-ative skeletons,related artwork,anatomical models and charts,and theuse of dissection as part of the curriculum,which allowed me to create ananatomical teaching facility of the highest caliber with the best students.My two books on anatomy are a direct outcome of that experience.  \nlam indebted to the late Dr.Emil Dolensek-a great veterinarian,a remarkable man,a friend,and,to my great honor,my student—whotaught me much about anatomy and made the animal hospital at theBronx Zoo available to me to dissect some incredible animals.JimDoherty,general curator at the Bronx Zoo,has been enormously helpfulto me for many years in my study of live animals,and l am truly gratefulfor his generosity and hisfriendship,and for reviewing the animal silhou-ette drawings.  \nI offer heartfelt thanks to Henry Galiano,owner of Maxilla &Mandible in New York City,for his participation in the development of thecontent of this book from beginning to end,for reviewing parts of themanuscript,and for providing a great deal of anatomical research,refer-ence material,and skeletons.I would also like to thank Deborah WanLiew of Maxilla &Mandible,and Gary Sawyer of Ossa Anatomical.  \nThanks also to sculptor and art historian Oscar C.Fikar for shar","cbCaifvLhe2CgS43","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifvLhe2CgS43","pdf",25948989,2,1,257,"English","en",105,"# Acknowledgments\n# Introduction\n# Terminology\n# Basic Body Plan\n## Axes & Volumes\n## Skeleton\n## Joints\n## Muscles\n# Face & Head\n## Neck\n## Trunk\n## Front Limb\n## Rear Limb\n# Four-Legged Animals: Skeleton & Muscles\n## Horse\n## Ox\n## Dog\n## Lion\n# Four-Legged Animals: Skeleton & Superficial Muscles (Side View)\n## Cat\n## Bear\n## Deer\n## Giraffe\n## Camel\n# Miscellaneous Animals: Skeleton\n# Birds: Skeleton & Muscles\n## Feather Patterns\n# Appendix\n## Horns & Antlers\n## Veins\n# Bibliography\n# 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