Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist [Paperback]

Stephen Rogers Peck'sAtlas of Human Anatomy for the Artistremains unsurpassed as a manual for students. It includes sections on bones, muscles, surface anatomy, proportion, equilibrium, and locomotion. Other unique features are sections on the types of human physique, anatomy from birth to old age, an orientation on racial anatomy, and an analysis of facial expressions. The wealth of information offered by theAtlasensures its place as a classic for the study of the human form.

Preface
The Language of Anatomy

Part I: Bones
Skeleton (The Unit)
Regional Classification of Bones
Joints
Head
Spine
Chest
Shoulder
Upper Extremity
Hip
Lower Extremity

Part II: Muscles
Musculature
Head and Neck
Torso
Upper Extremity
Lower Extremity
Translation from Nature

Part III. Surface Anatomy
Fat
Veins
Skin
Hair
Features
Surface Landmarks

Part IV: Proportion
Proportion
Varieties of Physique

Part V: Equilibrium and Locomotion
Equilibrium
Locomotion

Part VI: Dinstinctions of Age, Sex, and Race
Distinctions of Age
Distinctions of Sex
Distinctions of Race

Part VII: Agents of Expression
Agents of Expression

Pronunciation of Terms
Index

An exhaustive but absorbingly interesting treatise.... The artist will find it planned and written with a completeness and orderliness which make it the perfect reference book. --Art News and Review