Images of Science: A History of Scientific Illustration

by Brian J. Ford

Book Overview

This spectacularly illustrated book chronicles the exciting progress of scientific investigation through the ages as it has been mirrored in the art used to document its ideas and breakthroughs. From the cave paintings of prehistory through the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Assyria, and Greece to Renaissance drawings and modern microscopy, these images reveal the hidden influences and cultural pressures of their times in addition to chronicling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195209834
• ISBN13: 9780195209839
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.0" x 11.7"