Incredible Optical Illusions - Couverture souple

Rodgers, Nigel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0684840235 ISBN 13 : 9780684840239

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

This volume contains hundreds of extraordinary images to fool the eye and tease the mind, along with explanations of how they work. Learn how the artists of the Renaissance used the illusion of perspective to create depth, and how Holbein created images only visible from certain angles.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Nigel Rodgers is an avid illusionist, art historian, and writer. He graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in History of Art and has subsequently worked on artistic, scientific, and historical projects. He has contributed to numerous encyclopedias and magazines.
Ian Gordon, the consultant editor on this book, is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Exeter.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Is seeing always believing? In the world of optical illusions, what the eye beholds is often a mystery waiting to be unravelled. INCREDIBLE
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS opens the door to this world of magic and visual deception and explains in vivid detail the mechanics of how optical illusions work.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0684840235
• ISBN 13: 9780684840239
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible