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Author:   Dominique Raynaud
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Volume:   47
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   5.915kg
ISBN:  

9783319427201

ISBN 10:   3319427202
Pages:   297
Publication Date:   05 October 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Perspectiva Naturalis/Artificialis.- Part I. Errors.- 2. Knowledge and Beliefs Regarding Linear Perspective.- 3. Understanding Errors in Perspective.- 4. Fact and Fiction Regarding Masaccio’s Trinity Fresco.- Part II. Theory.- 5. Ibn al-Haytham on Binocular Vision.- 6. The Legacy of Ibn al-Haytham.- 7. The Rejection of the Two-Point Perspective System.- Part III. Sifting the Hypotheses.- 8. The Properties of Two-Point Perspective.- 9. The Hauck–Panofsky Conjecture Regarding Curvilinear Perspective.- 10. The White–Carter Conjecture on Synthetic Perspective.- 11. De Mesa Hypothesis Regarding the Arithmetic Construction of Perspective.- Conclusion.- Appendix 1: Error Analysis and Perspective Reconstruction.- Appendix 2: Artwork Catalogue.- Appendix 3: Errors of Reconstruction.- Appendix 4: Calculus of the Vanishing Points.- Appendix 5: Plates.

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Raynaud (science historian, Univ. of Grenoble Alpes, France) systematically examines themes connected to optics, linear perspective, and the theory of binocular vision, especially as these pertain to Renaissance art. ... The book makes an important contribution to the scholarship of Renaissance optics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. (T. Timmons, Choice, Vol. 54 (10), June, 2017)

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2017 Raynaud (science historian, Univ. of Grenoble Alpes, France) systematically examines themes connected to optics, linear perspective, and the theory of binocular vision, especially as these pertain to Renaissance art. ... The book makes an important contribution to the scholarship of Renaissance optics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. (T. Timmons, Choice, Vol. 54 (10), June, 2017)

Author Information

Dominique Raynaud is a science historian at the Université of Grenoble Alpes, France. He has published various articles and books in the field, among them are Optics and the Rise of Perspective. A Study in Network Knowledge Diffusion (Oxford, 2014) and Scientific Controversies. A Socio-historical Perspective on the Advancement of Science (New Brunswick, 2015).

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