About this title: In this illustrated book, Martin Kemp examines the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Duerer to the beginnings of photography. In a discussion of colour theory, Kemp traces two main traditions of colour science - the Aristotelian ...
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Description: Fair. 0300043376 Ex-library, with expected library markings. Dustcover protected by clear plastic. Major damage to spine. Slight tear to flyleaf. Lower right corners damaged on first 12 pages. Heavy book, additional shipping may apply. Book was donated to Friends of the Omaha Public Library. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven & London
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780300052411ISBN:0300052413
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Second printing 1992. 10"x11". 375pages. Heavy Book. 'Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat'. 549 b&w illustrations + 16 colour plates. Paperback edition. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Date Published: 1992-04-01
ISBN-13:9780300052411ISBN:0300052413
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780300052411. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780300043372ISBN:0300043376
Description: New. 0300043376. Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened-375 pages. From Library Journal: "This work, one of the most lucidly written art history books in recent memory, addresses a topic of inherent complexity and great recent interest. Kemp (Univ. Of St. Andrews), who has written on Leonardo, discusses perspective and optic theories as they related to the central problem of European painting for half a millennium, the verisimilar depiction of nature. The first part of the book ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780300043372ISBN:0300043376
Description: Good in Good jacket. 0300043376 Usual library markings. Front hinge broken, separated from book. Interior without marks. Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Purchase of this item will help support the programs and collections of the Johnson County (Kansas) Library. read more
Description: Good. 0300052413 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: New. For almost five hundred years the central goal of European painting was the imitation of nature. Many artist and theorists, believing that imitation must be based on scientific principles, found inspiration or guidance in two branches of optics--the... read more
Edition: Third printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
Date Published: 1988
Description: Softcover. Good condition. Examines the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century. Provides valuable information for all those interested in the interaction between science and art. Highly illustrated. Includes an Index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780300043372ISBN:0300043376
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0300043376. This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. Dustjacket does have some shelfwear. Name stamp on fly leaf. Inside pages are clean.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 384 pages. read more
Description: Fine. In very good condition with cover, spine and pages clean and intact. Neatly stored. International orders via air mail except large books. read more
Binding: HARD BACK BLACK
Publisher: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW HAVEN/LONDON
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780300043372ISBN:0300043376
Description: VERY GOOD NONE in NONE jacket. 10.25 X 11.25. General shelf wear, slightly soiled cover, faded edge, otherwise, good binding, and unmarked text. Oversize book, additional postage may be required. _PAB_ read more
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