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Art & Science
Eliane Strosberg
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Description for Art & Science
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 980.
Today, art and science are often defined in opposition to each other: one involves the creation of individual aesthetic objects, and the other the discovery of general laws of nature. Throughout human history, however, the boundaries have been less clearly drawn: knowledge and artifacts have often issued from the same source, the head and hands of the artisan. And artists and scientists have always been linked, on a fundamental level, by their reliance on creative thinking.
Art and Science is the only book to survey the vital relationship between these two fields of endeavour in its full scope, ... Read more
Today, art and science are often defined in opposition to each other: one involves the creation of individual aesthetic objects, and the other the discovery of general laws of nature. Throughout human history, however, the boundaries have been less clearly drawn: knowledge and artifacts have often issued from the same source, the head and hands of the artisan. And artists and scientists have always been linked, on a fundamental level, by their reliance on creative thinking.
Art and Science is the only book to survey the vital relationship between these two fields of endeavour in its full scope, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
Weight
980g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780789212191
SKU
V9780789212191
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About Eliane Strosberg
Eliane Strosberg holds an M.D. and a Ph.D. from the Free University of Brussels and was a Research Fellow at Harvard University. The co-founder of the cultural organisation Rencontres Art et Science, she has also served as a consultant to UNESCO. Her other works include The Human Figure and Jewish Culture (Abbeville).
Reviews for Art & Science
"An accessible work, rich and well researched."
La Monde "Attractive, heavily illustrated, and up-to-date, this gift book provides a quick synopsis of human achievement during the past few millennia. While it falls gracefully into the category of coffee-table book, it is not all fluff...the book deftly covers all the expected historical developments without rendering them dull."
Library Journal ... Read more
La Monde "Attractive, heavily illustrated, and up-to-date, this gift book provides a quick synopsis of human achievement during the past few millennia. While it falls gracefully into the category of coffee-table book, it is not all fluff...the book deftly covers all the expected historical developments without rendering them dull."
Library Journal ... Read more