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A History of Pictures

- From the Cave to the Computer Screen

About A History of Pictures

The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the 'Mona Lisa' beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting?

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780500239490
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 360
  • Published:
  • October 6, 2016
  • Dimensions:
  • 225x286x36 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 2068 g.
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Description of A History of Pictures

The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the 'Mona Lisa' beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting?

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