Art Anatomy Of Animals

by Ernest Thompson Seton

• ISBN13: 9780486447476
• ISBN10: 0486447472
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-17
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Seton gives a definitive artist's-eye view of the exterior anatomy of animals, helping readers to depict surface features, such as hair or fur, as well as basic body and facial structures. Chapters cover anatomy, size, and proportions of dogs, cats, and horses to grizzlies, camels, and an Indian elephant. 100 illustrations on 49 plates.

Table of Contents

Introduction
I. General Considerations
II. The Hair
III. The Skin-Folds
IV. The Nerves
V. The Glands
VI. The Veins
VII. The Fasciæ, Ligaments and Tendons
VIII. The Bones
IX.-XIII. The Muscles of the Dog
XIV. The Size and Proportions of the Dog
XV. The Anatomy, Size, and Proportions of the Wolf
XVI. The Fox
XVII. The Anatomy, Size, and Proportions of the Cat
XVIII. The Anatomy, Size, and Proportions of the Lion
XIX. The Anatomy, Size, and Proportions of the Tiger
XX. The Jaguar
XXI. The Leopard
XXII. The Cougar, Puma, Panther or Mountain Lion
XXIII. The Chita, Cheetah or Hunting Leopard
XXIV. The Bear Family
XXV. The Grizzly Bear
XXVI. The European Brown Bear
XXVII. The American Black Bear
XXVIII. The Polar or White Bear
XXIX. The Anatomy of the Horse
XXX. The Size and Proportions of the Horse
XXXI. The Ass or Donkey
XXXII. The Anatomy, Size, and Proportions of the Ox
XXXIII. The American Buffalo or Bison
XXXIV. The Sheep
XXXV. The Bighorn
XXXVI. Polo's or the Pamir Sheep
XXXVII. The Goat
XXXVIII. The Giraffe
XXXIX. The Prong-horned Antelope
XL. The Deer Family
XLI. The Wapiti or American Elk
XLII. The Red Deer of Europe
XLIII. The Virginian Deer or Common Deer of America
XLIV. The Moose and the European Elk
XLV. The Reindeer and the Caribou
XLVI. The Camel and the Dromedary
XLVII. The Pig
XLVIII. The Indian Elephant
XLIX. The African Elephant
L. Measurements of Certain Skeletons
LI. The Horse in Motion
LII. The Gallop of the Dog
LIII. The Anatomy of Birds
LIV. The Peacock
A List of the Principal Works Consulted
Index