English Description: The camera obscura was the first image display device. The idea was already around in ancient times. In the 4th Century BCE the Chinese already knew how to project inverted images of illuminated objects through a small opening.  Eclipses were observed with the camera obscura until the Renaissance and different hole shapes and image distances were experimented with, The device was used in a wide range of applications from the 16th to the 19th centuries after technical improvements, such as the insertion of the lenses and the deflection of the light beam by using mirrors. It was only after the invention of photography that the camera obscura lost its importance. This volume deals with the heyday of the camera obscura and describes its design and technical development. The focus is on the reports of the use of the device. The authors reconstruct what was seen with the camera obscura, compare imaging methods and presentation techniques with descriptions and illustrations of early productions and they provide contribution to the perception of early modern culture.German Description: Die Camera obscura war das erste Bildsichtgerät. Übermittelt ist die Idee schon aus der Antike. Auch die Chinesen wussten bereits im 4. Jahrhundert v. Chr. mittels einer kleinen Öffnung invertierte Bilder erleuchteter Objekte zu projizieren. Über die Jahrhunderte bis zur Renaissance wurden mit der Camera obscura Sonnenfinsternisse beobachtet und mit verschiedenen Lochformen und Bildabständen experimentiert. Nach technischen Verbesserungen wie der Einfügung von Linsen und der Umlenkung des Lichtstrahls durch Spiegel gewann das Gerät vom 16. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert ein breites Anwendungsfeld. Erst nach der Erfindung der Photographie verlor es an Bedeutung. Dieser Band behandelt die Hochzeit der Camera obscura und beschreibt ihre Konstruktion und technische Entwicklung. Im Fokus stehen dabei die Berichte zum Umgang mit dem Gerät: Die Autoren rekonstruieren, was mit der Camera obscura wie gesehen wurde, vergleichen Darstellungsverfahren und Darstellungstechniken mit seinerzeitigen Beschreibungen und Bildproduktionen und liefern so einen Beitrag zur Wahrnehmungskultur der Frühen Neuzeit.

Camera Obscura: Die Dunkelkammer in ihrer historischen Entwicklung (German Edition)

History

Breidbach, Olaf

Müller, Matthias

Klinger, Kerrin

World

Franz Steiner Verlag

Goethes Metamorphosenlehre

Fink Wilhelm GmbH + Co.KG

Kunstformen in der Natur. Sonderausgabe.

Haeckel, Ernst

Eibl-Eibesfeldt, Irenäus

Prestel

At the nexus of art and science, this dazzling new edition of Ernst Haeckel's first work reintroduces the genius of an enigmatic scientist and passionate observer of the natural world. Although original editions of this book are extremely rare, it is now available for the first time in a paperback edition, beautifully reproducing his drawings and watercolours. While the variety and detail of Haeckel's drawings display an impressive understanding of biological structure, the skill with which Haeckel drew these tiny, aquatic protozoa renders them genuine works of art. This volume features commentary and descriptions of each of the radiolarians from Haeckel's work.

Art Forms from the Ocean: The Radiolarian Prints of Ernst Haeckel

Reference

In the tradition of Ernst Haeckel's Art Forms in Nature, this exquisite reproduction of French architect and designer Rene Binet's masterpiece Esquisses decoratives is an inspiring paradigm for artists and designers. The world's enthusiasm for Art Nouveau reached its apex at The World Fair in Paris in 1900. There René Binet created the main entrance, "la Porte Monumentale." To coincide with the exposition, Binet published in Esquisses decoratives (1896) the plate designs for the gate, along with other sketches of furniture, jewelry, wallpaper, lighting, stained glass windows, signs, wrought iron, and architectural details. The entire collection of Binet's sketches for Esquisses decoratives are beautifully presented here in color and black and white. Like his renowned gate, they feature the organic structures and intricate embellishments that mirror the great variety of patterns and ornamentation found in the microcosm of nature and epitomize the Art Nouveau aesthetic. Binet credited scientist and artist Ernst Haeckel's work on radiolarians as his inspiration. Two prominent experts on art and architectural history lend their perspectives to this important work in the realm of the decorative arts. Designers, architects, and anyone interested in the nexus of art and science will find inspiration in this invaluable example of Art Nouveau at its most sublime.

Rene Binet: From Nature to Form

Proctor, Robert

Prestel Pub

Ernst Haeckel: Kunstformen der Natur - Kunstformen aus dem Meer

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Prestel-Verlag

Das Organische in Hegels Denken: Studie zur Naturphilosophie und Biologie um 1800 (Epistemata) (German Edition)

Königshausen + Neumann

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