Visual Order: The nature and development of pictorial representation

Freeman, N.H. & Cox, M.V. (eds)

ISBN 10: 0521266688 / ISBN 13: 9780521266680

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, 1985

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395pp.incl.index; HB blk.w/silver; slight rub w/lt.fox,title; clean,tight pgs. DJ blk.,white,&green-photocover; some rub w/lt.wear on edges&corners. "This collection brings together and integrates current research on the nature and development of pictorial representation. " illus.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Visual Order: The nature and development of pictorial representation
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521266688
• ISBN 13: 9780521266680
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This collection brings together and integrates topical research on the nature and development of pictorial representation by twenty investigators - psychologists, artists and educationalists from several countries. Four themes dominate the book: What is a picture, and what makes a picture successful? What mental apparatus is called into play by the person who tries to draw? What information do children typically try to capture in a range of conditions, both normal and abnormal? How accurate can we expect children to be in pursuit of their own graphic goals? In the ten years leading up to the book's publication in 1985, major advances had been made in the scientific study of line drawing and this book presents many exciting insights into this field at the point of its development.

Book Description

This collection brings together and integrates topical research on the nature and development of pictorial representation by twenty investigators in psychology, art and education. They explore the different areas that both adults as well as children develop in both capturing images on paper and the cognitive developments used while drawing.