Eye Of The Beholder (Paperback)

By the early 17th century the Scientific Revolution was well under way. Philosophers and scientists were throwing off the yoke of ancient authority to peer at nature and the cosmos through microscopes and telescopes. In October 1632, in the small town of Delft in the Dutch Republic, two geniuses were born who would bring about a seismic shift in the idea of what it meant to see the world. One was Johannes Vermeer, whose experiments with lenses and a camera obscura taught him how we see under different conditions of light and helped him create the most luminous works of art ever beheld. The other was Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, whose work with microscopes revealed a previously unimagined realm of minuscule creatures. By intertwining the biographies of these two men, Laura Snyder tells the story of a historical moment in both art and science that revolutionized how we see the world today.

General

Imprint:	Head of Zeus
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2016
Authors:	Laura J. Snyder
Dimensions:	228 x 145 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-1-78497-025-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Scientific equipment & techniques, laboratory equipment > Microscopy Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Small-scale, secular & domestic scenes in art Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering Promotions
LSN:	1-78497-025-5
Barcode:	9781784970253

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