This sumptuous and stunningly illustrated book reveals that the world beyond the naked eye-made visible by advances in science-has been a major inspiration for artists ever since, influencing the subjects they choose as well as their techniques and modes of representation. 135 c…
This sumptuous and stunningly illustrated book reveals that the world beyond the naked eye-made visible by advances in science-has been a major inspiration for artists ever since, influencing the subjects they choose as well as their techniques and modes of representation. 135 c…
Mathematics is fun! Be charmed by this collection of problems of the sort pondered during afternoon tea by lovers of mathematics, whether they are young or old, professional or amateur, budding or expert. It will delight readers and inspire them to explore further and to think m…
"One of the last Renaissance men, Robert Fludd (1574-1637) was one of the great minds of the early modern period. A physician by profession, he was also a Christian Hermetist, a Rosicrucian, an alchemist, astrologer, musician, and inventor. His drive to encompass the whole of hu…
"Introduces a new field of study adapted from STS that the author refers to as art, science, and technology studies"--.
"Introduces a new field of study adapted from STS that the author refers to as art, science, and technology studies"--
"Introduces a new field of study adapted from STS that the author refers to as art, science, and technology studies"--
"The first monograph-length study on the intersection of art, science, and the natural world in Hellenistic and Roman times. Examines a series of mosaics, wall-paintings, and papyri surviving from the period 300 BC - AD 100, setting them in their historical and cultural context."
The Hellenistic Period witnessed striking new developments in art, literature and science. This volume addresses a particularly vibrant area of innovation: the study of animals and the natural world. While Aristotle and his followers had revolutionized fields such as zoology and…
"The Hellenistic period witnessed striking new developments in art, literature, and science. This volume addresses a particularly vibrant area of innovation: the study of animals and the natural world. While Aristotle and his followers had revolutionized fields such as zoology a…
The Owls Are Not What They Seem is a selective history of modern and contemporary engagements with animals in the visual arts and how these explorations relate to the evolution of scientific knowledge regarding animals. Arnaud Gerspacher argues that artistic knowledge, with its …
La perspective, la symétrie, l'anamorphose, les constructions aléatoires témoignent que les mathématiques offrent aux artistes un formidable réservoir de techniques. Mais les mathématiques ont aussi fasciné pour elles-mêmes, de Léonard de Vinci à Holbein, de Kandinsky à Morellet…
