Vision and Art: the Bilology of Seeing by Livingstone, Margaret S. & David Hubel - 2014

Harry N. Abrams. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2014. Hardcover. 1419706926 . Tight unmarked book in glossy dust jacket. ; Updated And Expanded Edition; 9.5 X 1.25 X 11.5 inches; 240 pages; In this revised volume, Margaret Livingstone presents two additional chapters of her observations, has substantially expanded other chapters, and updates the rest of the existing text with insights gleaned from her ongoing research, bringing the book to the cutting edge in the field of neuroscience. Accompanying Livingstone’s lively prose are many charts and diagrams that lucidly illustrate her points, as well as in-depth analyses of the phenomena found in major works of art. Be it the explanation of common optical illusions or the breakdown of techniques painters use to create those illusions, Vision and Art provides a wealth of information for artists, scholars, and scientists alike. .