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Images of Science A History of Scientific Illustration, British Library ART 1992
US $37.77
ApproximatelyRM 159.65
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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Literary Movement
- visual documentation of scientific evolution, illustrated nonfict
- Inscribed
- No
- Signed
- No
- Signed By
- NA
- Illustrator
- Ford
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Features
- Hardcover, 1st print, 1992 pub, jacket included, illustrated, col
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- Yes
- Genre
- scientific art history, illustrated science chronology, visual ev
- Era
- 1990s, 20th Century
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Topic
- Brian J. Ford, scientific illustration history, Oxford University
- Ex Libris
- No
- Book Title
- Images of Science: A History of Scientific Illustration
- Personalized
- No
- Personalize
- No
- ISBN
- 9780195209839
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195209834
ISBN-13
9780195209839
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2006282
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Images of Science : a History of Scientific Illustration
Publication Year
1993
Subject
Life Sciences / Botany, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
48.9 Oz
Item Length
11.7 in
Item Width
9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
92-027290
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
743.93
Synopsis
This spectacularly illustrated book chronicles the exciting progress of scientific investigation through the ages as it has been mirrored in the art used to document its ideas and breakthroughs. From the cave paintings of prehistory through the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Assyria, and Greece to Renaissance drawings and modern microscopy, these images reveal the hidden influences and cultural pressures of their times in addition to chronicling and communicating a wealth of contemporary observation and knowledge. The author has organized each section of this survey by taking some of the earliest surviving examples of illustration, and moving through time to the present. Thus separate chapters focus on the animal world, herbs and the birth of botany, physics and the science of non-living matter, mankind in the world; the world in space; and other seminal topics. This organization, and its freedom from a fixed chronology, has enabled the author to show science actually shaping its own story, with surprisingly sophisticated images emerging centuries in advance of today's high-tech instrumentation. The illustrations--most of which are from the British Library collections--have been chosen from among the best preserved in the world, some never before reproduced. All help to show how scientific illustration first arose; how it mirrored in many ways the value systems of the science of its time; how images were borrowed, transformed, and occasionally came to predict future discoveries; and how science evolved from one breathtaking era to the next. This is a work that will stimulate and inspire all readers interested in art and science, and the ingenuity of the scientific mind.
LC Classification Number
Q222.F67 1993
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- e***j (7)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseQuality is as advertised. Great condition. Value for money. Appearance as advertised. Thanks
- y***y (684)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI am originally from Louisiana and frequently ate at The Cajun Cafe. I never had a bad meal from there. I lived the Lemon Bread Pudding with Chantilly Cream and the Sweet Potato Muffins! The cookbook is in excellent condition and I will enjoy this cookbook for years to come. I highly recommend this seller!
- a***h (158)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThank you!