Vermeer's camera : uncovering the truth behind the masterpieces
Steadman, Philip, 1942-2001
Book
This intellectual detective story starts by exploring Vermeer's possible knowledge of 17th-century optical science, and outlines the history of this early version of the photographic camera, which projected an accurate image for artists to trace.
Main title:
Vermeer's camera : uncovering the truth behind the masterpieces / Philip Steadman.
Author:
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2001.
Collation:
xiv, 207p., [8]p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., plans, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-200) and index.
ISBN:
9780192159670 (hbk)
Dewey class:
759.9492
Language:
English
BRN:
703952