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- catalog abstract "How we see art depends ultimately on the cells in our eyes and our brains. This book explains how the eye and brain translate different wavelengths of light into the colors and forms of the world around us. The author turns to art in order to delve into the science underlying various phenomena in painting, using example to illustrate her points.".
- catalog alternative "Biology of seeing".
- catalog contributor b12542956.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description "1 Fiat lux: let there be light -- 2 The eye and color vision -- 3 Luminance and night vision -- 4 The first stages of processing color and luminance: where and what -- 5 Acuity and spatial resolution: central and peripheral vision -- 6 The next level of color processing: surround effects -- 7 From 3-D to 2-D: perspective -- 8 From 3-D to 2-D: shading and chiaroscuro -- 9 From 3-D to 2-D: stereopsis -- 10 Illusions of motion -- 11 Color mixing and color resolution -- 12 Television, movies, and computer graphics -- Epilogue -- Talent, music and learning disabilities -- Further reading -- Index -- Credits.".
- catalog description "How we see art depends ultimately on the cells in our eyes and our brains. This book explains how the eye and brain translate different wavelengths of light into the colors and forms of the world around us. The author turns to art in order to delve into the science underlying various phenomena in painting, using example to illustrate her points.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 204) and index.".
- catalog extent "208 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Vision and art.".
- catalog identifier "0810904063 (hc)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Vision and art.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Harry N. Abrams,".
- catalog relation "Vision and art.".
- catalog subject "750.1/8 21".
- catalog subject "Color Perception.".
- catalog subject "Color vision.".
- catalog subject "N7430.5 .L54 2002".
- catalog subject "Painting Psychological aspects.".
- catalog subject "Painting Psychology.".
- catalog subject "Paintings psychology.".
- catalog subject "Spatial Perception.".
- catalog subject "Visual Perception.".
- catalog subject "Visual perception.".
- catalog subject "WW 105 L788v 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "1 Fiat lux: let there be light -- 2 The eye and color vision -- 3 Luminance and night vision -- 4 The first stages of processing color and luminance: where and what -- 5 Acuity and spatial resolution: central and peripheral vision -- 6 The next level of color processing: surround effects -- 7 From 3-D to 2-D: perspective -- 8 From 3-D to 2-D: shading and chiaroscuro -- 9 From 3-D to 2-D: stereopsis -- 10 Illusions of motion -- 11 Color mixing and color resolution -- 12 Television, movies, and computer graphics -- Epilogue -- Talent, music and learning disabilities -- Further reading -- Index -- Credits.".
- catalog title "Biology of seeing".
- catalog title "Vision and art : the biology of seeing / by Margaret Livingstone ; foreword by David Hubel.".
- catalog type "text".