Looking Into Pictures: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Pictorial Space

by Robert Schwartz

Interdisciplinary explorations of the implications of recent developments in vision theory for our understanding of the nature of pictorial representation and picture perception.

The last half of the twentieth century witnessed dramatic changes in the theory of vision. In particular, the "eye-as-camera" metaphor that had long dominated the field no longer seemed tenable. Somewhat surprisingly, however, the metaphor has maintained its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262083108
• ISBN13: 9780262083102
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 435 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher