Eye for detail : images of plants and animals in art and science, 1500-1630 /

Image-transforming techniques such as close-up, time lapse and layering are generally associated with the age of photography, but as Florike Egmond shows in this book, they were already being used half a millennium ago. Exploring the world of natural history drawings from the Renaissance, 'Eye...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Egmond, Florike (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Reaktion Books, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Nature captured
  • Part II. Untrue to life
  • Part III. Micro before the microscope.