Eadweard Muybridge Bücher

A pioneer in the art and science of photography, Eadweard Muybridge developed the use of multiple cameras to capture motion too quick for the eye to detect. This remarkable collection of his famous stopped-action photographs features 166 photographic sequences, in which men and women, mostly nude, perform a variety of motions—running, jumping, lifting, and other activities. Essential for artists, illustrators, and flash animators, these strips can be put to imaginative use in art and craft projects as well. Special Bonus: includes 10 Flash animations plus 15 photographic sequences that are ready to be animated.

The 4,789 photographs in this definitive selection show the human figure - models almost all undraped - engaged in over 160 different types of running, climbing stairs, tumbling, dressing, undressing, hopping on one foot, dancing, etc. Children walking, crawling and many dozens of other activities.

"196 plates (containing over 4700 individual photographs) from the famous Muybridge collection, chosen for their value to artists, doctors, and researchers"--Jacket

"The dry plate's most spectacular early use was by Eadweard Muybridge." — Life"A really marvelous series of plates." — Nature (London)"These photographs have resolved many complicated questions." — Art JournalHere is the largest, most comprehensive selection of Muybridge's famous animal photos — more than 4,000 high-speed shots of 34 different animals and birds, in 123 different types of actions. Animals are shown walking, running, leaping, flying — in typical actions. The horse alone is shown in more than 40 different galloping with nude rider, trotting, pacing with sulky, cantering, jumping hurdles, carrying, rolling on barrels, and 36 other actions. All photos taken against ruled backgrounds; most actions taken from 3 angles at 90 degrees, 60 degrees, rear. Foreshortened views are included.These are true action photos, stopped in series, taken at speeds up to 1/2000th of a second. Actions are illustrated in series, with as many as 50 shots per action. Muybridge worked with the University of Pennsylvania for three years, made more than 100,000 exposures, and spent more than $50,000. His work has never been superseded as a lifetime reference for animators, illustrators, artists, and art directors.

Focusing on the study of animal movement, this work is significant in the history of motion analysis. It features illustrations created with the zoopraxiscope, an early device for projecting moving images. The book has been meticulously reformatted and retyped, ensuring clarity and readability for contemporary audiences. Its preservation aims to keep the insights and artistic contributions of this classic accessible for both present and future generations.

In 1872, the author began investigating animal movements through photography in Sacramento, California, starting with a famous horse, Occident, owned by Senator Stanford. Initial experiments captured various phases of the horse's trotting at full speed, but it wasn't until 1877 that results were published. During this time, he developed an automatic electro-photographic apparatus for making consecutive exposures at set intervals. The findings from this apparatus, showcasing the actions of horses while walking, trotting, and galloping, were published in 1878 under the title "The Horse in Motion." Copies of these photographs were deposited in the Library of Congress and gained international attention, being discussed in journals across Berlin, London, Paris, and Vienna. In 1882, during a lecture on "The Science of Animal Locomotion in its relation to Design in Art" at the Royal Institution, he showcased results from his experiments conducted in the preceding years at Palo Alto, California. Using a zoopraxiscope and an oxy-hydrogen lantern, he projected a synthesis of the actions he had analyzed onto the wall, further advancing the understanding of animal locomotion.