Anatomy of the Horse (Hardcover)

by George Stubbs (Author)

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"'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 the Paperback edition.

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Often considered the great masterpiece of animal anatomy. Full reproduction of 1766 edition. 36 plates.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details Hardcover: 144 pages Publisher: Popular Culture Ink (July 1996) Language: English ISBN-10: 0831780436 ISBN-13: 978-0831780432 Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.3 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 2 pounds Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,839,046 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• Aldo Rossi: Drawings and Paintings by M. Adjmi on page 73
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 17 of 22 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 (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. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great horse artists, January 23, 2007 By  Gayle P. Nastasi "gayze" (Middleburgh, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    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. 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful: 2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I thought, February 3, 2007 By  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.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 3.0 out of 5 stars Horse this is a good book except that the written explanations on the back pages have wrtiting so small I can't read it at all Published 18 months ago by Jan Kerr Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Popular Culture Ink (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0831780436
• ISBN-13: 978-0831780432
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,839,046 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 22 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 (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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Gayle P. Nastasi "gayze" (Middleburgh, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	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.