The human figure: its beauties and defects / by Ernst Brücke ; with a preface by William Anderson, professor of anatomy at the Royal Academy of Arts, London ; authorised translation revised by the author ; with 29 illustrations by Hermann Paar
Cover title: The Human Figure. Professor Ernst Brücke
Imprint
London: H. Grevel & Co., 33, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C., 1891
Physical Description
xiii, 188 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
General Note
Printed by Hazell, Watson, & Viney, Ltd., London and Aylesbury. [p.188].
4 page publishers' advertisement has been bound in at back, entitled, 'H. Grevel & Co.'s publications. The Student's Fine Art Library'
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- I. The head and neck -- II. The arm and hand -- III. The breast and shoulders -- IV. The abdomen -- V. The back -- VI. The pelvis and its relation to the trunk and to the thighs -- VII. The legs and feet -- Concluding remarks -- Index
Provenance
Purchased for the RA Library 1891. RA Annual Report 1891.
Binding Note
Dark green cloth binding. Black spine label, title in gold: The Human Figure
Subject
Human anatomy
Manuals - Great Britain - 19th century