Beauty of Another Order by Ann Thomas
A pole vaulter in motion, algae, prehistoric footprints, human anatomy, solar eclipses, the Alps - images in scientific photographs can puzzle, startle and inspire thinking. This book presents a collection of photographs of science subjects that raised questions about catastrophe theory, human evolution and behaviour, tha nature of matter, and the place of our planet in universe. The contributors to this volume consider the history of these images, their technical genesis, and the questions of representation they may inspire. Mimi Cazort examines the conventions that governed the representation of scientific matter in prints and drawings prior to the invention and discovery of photography. Drawing on 19th-century images, Larry Schaaf illustrates a narrative of the first decades of photography. Ann Thomas shows how the search for pattern became a heuristic and aesthetic element early in the history of making scientific photographs. In another chapter, she explores the evolution of photography in astronomy. John McElhone describes a colour process - the Lippmann plate - and the context in which Gabriel Lippmann devised it at the turn of the 19th century. Contending that photographic representation altered the parameters of representation in medicine, and in complicated ways, Martin Kemp looks at the work of Galton, Batut, Morel, Diamond, Dagonet, and Londe. Marta Braun links pioneering work in the photographic representation of movement to that of Harold E. Edgerton in the 20th century.
Thomas, Ann: - Ann Thomas is known for her detailed images in children's books, greeting cards, and other print media. Ann is also widely recognized for her fine architectural style renderings of homes and landmark buildings. Ann has a degree in graphic design but the gift of a very fine sketching pen enabled her to discover illustration as her true love. She has since grown to love colored pencils, watercolors, pastels, and acrylics. Ann's joy comes from catching the fine detail on a venerable old building in pen and ink and a child's soft expression in colored pencil and watercolor. Ann freelances out of her home studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and conducts workshops around Wisconsin. She can be contacted at annsart@sbcglobal.net
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300073409 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300073402 |
| Title | Beauty of Another Order |
| Author | Ann Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 1997-12-22 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Winner of Kraszna-Krausz Book Award: Craft, Technology and Science 1998, Winner of Kraszna-Krausz Book Award 1998 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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