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Anatomical Diagrams for Art Students
Any artist wishing to practice figure drawing or to understand the body's movement will do well to study the interaction of muscles with bone structure. This timeless introduction to human anatomy combines art and science, focusing on realistic depictions of the skeleton's impact on the external form and the attachments of the muscular system. More than 70 black-and-white illustrations show the…
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- 9780486149479
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- 1 online resource (80 pages)
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Great Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer
A master of many media, Albrecht Drer (14711528) excelled in the art of woodcut design. This modestly priced edition, comprising images both sacred and secular, offers an ideal introduction to his work. Scenes from the lives of Jesus and the saints and episodes from the Old Testament appear alongside a variety of subjects, including a portrait of the Emperor Maximilian and Drer's coat of arms. …
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- 9780486149622
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- 1 online resource (96 pages)
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A Manual of Historic Ornament
Exceptionally comprehensive, easy-to-use guide surveys the evolution of historic ornament in architecture and the applied arts from primitive ornaments of Oceania, Egypt, and Assyria to a Gothic doorway in Amiens, the tomb of Lorenzo de Medici, and a classic early-19th-century sofa by Thomas Hope. Over 700 black-and-white illustrations. 16 plates of photographs.
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- 9780486149363
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- 1 online resource (230 pages)
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Vasari on Technique
Giorgio Vasari (15111571) is well known for his celebrated work on the lives of the Renaissance artists. But not many people know that Vasari was a painter and architect as well as a biographer, and that he wrote one of the most valuable treatises on the technical methods of the painters, architects, and sculptors of his time. This is the first and only English translation of this important tec…
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- 9780486149165
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- 1 online resource (400 pages)
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Boydell's Shakespeare Prints90 Engravings
This impressive collection of engravings illustrating the dramatic works of Shakespeare takes a new look at the long-neglected area of romantic early-19th-century art. Nearly 100 illustrations depict dramatic scenes from AMidsummer Night's Dream, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Measure for Measure, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and King Lear, an…
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- 9780486149011
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- 1 online resource (96 pages)
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A History of Engraving and Etching
Arthur Mayger Hind (18801957) was a leading historian of engraving, one of the most highly respected art historians of modern times. Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum and Professor of Fine Art at Oxford, he was the author of the most complete history of etching and engraving that has yet been written. This book, formerly out of print for many years, contains references to ever…
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- 9780486148878
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- 1 online resource (512 pages)
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The Vibrant Metropolis88 Lithographs
This handsome volume is an original selection of Bellow's best lithographs depicting a wide array of subjects, from portraits and nudes to street life and prize fighting. Brilliantly executed, richly evocative works include Nude in a Bed, Evening, In the Subway, Dempsey Through the Ropes, and Base Hospital.
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- 9780486148748
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- 1 online resource (96 pages)
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Bartlett's Classic Illustrations of AmericaAll 121 Engravings from American S…
Extremely rare engravings after illustrations of mid-19th-century America by eminent English artist. Superb, detailed views of Mount Vernon, Saratoga Lake, Faneuil Hall in Boston, Niagara Falls, West Point, The Colonnade of Congress Hall, and much more. All royalty-free. 121 black-and-white illustrations.
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- 9780486148861
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- 1 online resource (120 pages)
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Ideals of the EastThe Spirit of Japanese Art
Written by the foremost authority of the era on Oriental archeology and art, this extremely influential book offers a brief but concise introduction to Asian art. First published in 1883, it responded to a vogue in Western culture for a growing awareness and appreciation of Japanese artistic expressions of beauty and philosophy a perspective that remains fresh and valid. Author Kakuzo Okakura …
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- 9780486148717
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- 1 online resource (128 pages)
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Plant and Floral Studies for Artists and Craftspeople
Remarkably broad in its applications, this helpful reference covers a wide variety of plants. More than 100 precise drawings of flowers, leaves, buds, and growth patterns are provided for such plants as the anemone, arbutus, broad bean, bell-flower, briar rose, campanula, canterbury bell, dahlia, and lily; a detailed narrative provides descriptions of physical features and general botanical inf…
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- 9780486148670
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- 1 online resource (160 pages)
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