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Art and illusion : a study in the psychology of pictorial representation / by E.H. Gombrich.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Phaidon, 1977.Edition: 5th edDescription: xiv,386p.,[4]p. of plates : ill(some col), facsims., ports. ; 26cmISBN:
  • 9780714817569
  • 9780714817903 :
  • 0714817902 :
  • 0714817562
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 701.15 GOM
LOC classification:
  • N71
Contents:
Part one: The limits of likeness -- From light into paint - Truth and the stereotype-- Part two: Function and form -- Pygmalion's power - Reflections on the Greek revolution - Formula and experience -- Part three: The beholder's share -- The image in the clouds - Conditions of Illusion - Ambiguities of the third dimension -- Part four: Invention and discovery --The analysis of vision in art - The experiment of caricature - From representation to expression.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 701.15 GOM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 110579
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 701.15 GOM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 021415

Previous ed.: 1972.

Bibliography: p.334. _ Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 334.

Part one: The limits of likeness -- From light into paint - Truth and the stereotype-- Part two: Function and form -- Pygmalion's power - Reflections on the Greek revolution - Formula and experience -- Part three: The beholder's share -- The image in the clouds - Conditions of Illusion - Ambiguities of the third dimension -- Part four: Invention and discovery --The analysis of vision in art - The experiment of caricature - From representation to expression.

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