The Anatomy of the External Forms of Man. Intended for the use of Artists, Painters and Sculptors. By Doctor J. Fau. Atlas Containing Twenty-Eight Drawings from Nature; Lithographed by M. Leveillé, pupil of M. Jacob. Edited with Additions by Robert Knox.
Published by London: Hippolyte Bailliere, 1849
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Forest Books, ABA-ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, United KingdomForest Books, ABA-ILAB
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First edition, folio, title followed 28 lithographed plates, each accompanied by a leaf of explanatory text, some occasional light foxing, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, head and foot of spine rubbed. An important nineteenth-century work on human anatomy, prepared specifically for the use of artists, painters and sculptors. The volume examines the external anatomical structure and proportions of the human figure, combining anatomical observation with the practical requirements of artistic representation.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Anatomy of the External Forms of Man. Intended for the use of Artists, Painters and Sculptors. By Doctor J. Fau. Atlas Containing Twenty-Eight Drawings from Nature; Lithographed by M. Leveillé, pupil of M. Jacob. Edited with Additions by Robert Knox.
- Author
- FAU (Doctor J.) LEVEILLÉ (M.) & KNOX (Robert)
- Publisher
- London: Hippolyte Bailliere
- Publication year
- 1849
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- ARTISTS
Forest Books, ABA-ILAB
Grantham, LINCS, United Kingdom
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