Lost Anatomies

Name: Lost Anatomies
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SKU: 9781419734489
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The Evolution of the Human Form

By John Gurche

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In Lost Anatomies, renowned paleoartist John Gurche uses traditional figure drawing and anatomical art to bring to life the evolutionary journey of our hominin ancestors. Blending scientific insight with artistic expression, Gurche creates vivid portrayals of species from early apes through Australopithecus, archaic Homo sapiens like Homo erectus, to derived Homo sapiens including Neanderthals. Accompanied by essays from leading experts, the book offers a unique aesthetic connection to our earliest relatives.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in palaeoart, human evolution, anthropology, and the intersection of science and art.

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Renowned paleoartist John Gurche brings the traditional techniques of figure drawing and anatomical art to the portrayal of our hominin ancestors. The result is a visual record of the evolving human form that feels alive in a way no scientific illustration could match.

While science provides an underpinning to Gurche's art, his work's primary purpose is to forge an aesthetic connection to the hominins that preceded us on Earth, capturing their humanity.

With essays by leading authorities, Lost Anatomies carries the story of human evolution from apes and early hominins; to Australopithecus; to archaic Homo sapiens, including Homo erectus; to derived Homo sapiens, including Neanderthals and other species that are our most recent ancestors.

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Scientific American praises the book as a "captivating collection" where Gurche skillfully extrapolates soft-tissue anatomy from fossils with a deep understanding of bone-tissue relations. The National History Book Service highlights it as "an exceptional and beautiful collection of palaeoart" that occasionally takes an imaginative approach without compromising scientific accuracy.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419734489

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 March 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Contributors:

Contributions by David Begun

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 242.0mm

Height: 314.0mm

Weight: 1520g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

John Gurche is one of the world’s best-known artist-anatomists reconstructing early hominids. His work has appeared in the National Museum of Natural History, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Field Museum, as well as National Geographic magazine, Natural History Magazine, and Scientific American. He lives in Trumansburg, New York. David R. Begun, Carol Ward, Rick Potts, Trenton W. Holliday,and Meave Leakey are leading paleoanthropologists.