The science of art : optical themes in Western art from Brunelleschi to Seurat
1992, 2nd edition. New Haven : Yale University Press. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Provenance: Frank W. Cousins copy, SIGNED author letter to him loosely inserted. Item #390426
ISBN: 0300052413
Physical description: viii, 375 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-364) and index.
Contents: INTRODUCTION ---- PART I: LINES OF SIGHT. Introduction to Part I --- 1. Perspective from Brunelleschi to Leonardo --- 2. Perspective from Dürer to Galileo --- 3. Perspective from Rubens to Turner ---- PART II: MACHINE AND MIND. Introduction to Part II --- 4. Machines and marvels --- 5. Seeing, knowing and creating ---- PART III: THE COLOUR OF LIGHT. Introduction to Part III --- 6. The Aristotelian legacy --- 7. Newton and after --- Colour plates --- Coda ---- APPENDIX I. EXPLANATION OF LINEAR PERSPECTIVE --- APPENDIX II. BRUNELLESCHI'S DEMONSTRATION PANELS. Subjects: Brunelleschi, Filippo 1377-1446; Seurat, Georges 1859-1891; Brunelleschi, Filippo 1377-1446; Painting Technique; Composition (Art); Perspective; Color in art; Nature (Aesthetics); Art and science.
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