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Author Livingstone, Margaret.

Title Vision and art : the biology of seeing / by Margaret Livingstone ; foreword by David Hubel.

Publication Info. New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2002.

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 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  750.18 LIVINGSTONE    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  750.18 LIVINGSTONE    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  750.18 LIV    Check Shelf
Description 208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 204) and index.
Contents 1 Fiat lux: let there be light -- 2 The eye and color vision -- 3 Luminance and night vision -- 4 The first stages of processing color and luminance: where and what -- 5 Acuity and spatial resolution: central and peripheral vision -- 6 The next level of color processing: surround effects -- 7 From 3-D to 2-D: perspective -- 8 From 3-D to 2-D: shading and chiaroscuro -- 9 From 3-D to 2-D: stereopsis -- 10 Illusions of motion -- 11 Color mixing and color resolution -- 12 Television, movies, and computer graphics -- Epilogue -- Talent, music and learning disabilities -- Further reading -- Index -- Credits.
Subject Visual perception.
Color vision.
Painting -- Psychology.
ISBN 0810904063
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