The Anatomy of the Horse (Dover Anatomy for Artists) [Paperback]

George Stubbs (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Anatomy for Artists | Publication Date: June 1, 1976

This masterpiece of animal anatomy contains 36 plates that reproduce Stubbs' etchings. Based on the artist's own dissections and outline views, the illustrations feature extensive explanatory text. Full reproduction of 1766 edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"'The subtle forms and modelled curves and planes in a skeleton were to George Stubbs what a symphony is to a musician.' Oxford Companion to Art 'The most unique thing of its kind ever compiled. This heroic effort, an epic of the eighteenth century, is as great and unselfish a work as anything could be.' Sir Alfred Munnings" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 121 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486234029
• ISBN-13: 978-0486234021
• Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 10.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #842,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great horse artists, January 23, 2007

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Gayle P. Nastasi "gayze" (Middleburgh, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Anatomy of the Horse (Paperback)

George Stubbs is considered one of the all time great sports artists. Although he focused predominantly on horses, study of his work reveals that his talents were diverse and impressive. It was fairly unique in his time to do detailed anatomical studies, and George Stubbs was somewhat of a pioneer in that field. He even rigged up a special apparatus to hold the horse carcass in life-like poses as he dissected and sketched. I have an older edition of this book, and it's so used and loved that the pages are falling out!

I've been a student and follower of George Stubbs since childhood ... partly because I've always been a "horse-crazy kid", and partly because I'm actually a descendant of the artist. I had the honor of viewing a marvelous display of his original works at Yale University's art museum many years ago. Seeing the artwork in person made me appreciate his talents even more.

By purchasing and studying this book, you are not only reviewing a very accurate rendering of the anatomy of the horse, you are holding a significant piece of both art and biological history in your hands.

Don't hesitate if you're considering a purchase. You won't regret it.

20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have for the Equine Student, June 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Anatomy of the Horse (Dover Anatomy for Artists) (Paperback)

I found that the book was very well written and was jamed packed with need to know information. It provided me with the information that I need in my Equine Science class. It had alot of stuff that the text book did not have. I would recommend this book to student that is taking an Equine related class.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I thought, February 3, 2007

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paint horse lover (Douglasville, Ga.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Anatomy of the Horse (Paperback)

This is an interesting book and the drawings are lovely. However, you don't know what you are looking at since the explanation plates are way way too tiny to read. You'd have to take the pages and blow them up to read what is drawn. Instead of 4 plates to a page how about each plate to a page. Don't buy if you are trying learn about the horse because you can't read the tiny tiny print.