Mirror mirror : a history of the human love affair with reflection / Mark Pendergrast.
Mirror mirror : a history of the human love affair with reflection / Mark Pendergrast.
Mirror mirror : a history of the human love affair with reflection / Mark Pendergrast.
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New York : Basic Books, c2003.
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N535.323/4
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English
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Physical content
xii, 404 p. [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The Mirror of the Soul -- 2. Magic Visions -- 3. Fields of Light -- 4. The Rational Mirror -- 5. Looking-Glass Literature -- 6. A New Way of Seeing -- 7. Grasping the Universe -- 8. Kaleidoscopic Light Waves -- 9. Big Eye -- 10. The Vanity Business -- 11. Celestial Radios, Divine X-Rays -- 12. Be...
The mirror of the soul -- Magic visions -- Fields of light -- The rational mirror -- Looking glass literature -- A new way of seeing -- Grasping the universe -- Kaleidoscopic light waves -- Big eye -- The vanity business -- Celestial radios, divine x-rays -- Beyond Palomar -- Final reflections : ill...
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, c2003.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
"Mirror Mirror is the fascinating story of the mirror's invention, refinement, and use in an astonishing range of human activities - from the bloodthirsty smoking gods of the Aztecs to the fantastic mirrored rooms wealthy Romans created for their orgies, to the mirror's key role in gathering light from the far reaches of the universe."--BOOK JACKET...
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Mirror mirror : a history of the human love affair with reflection / Mark Pendergrast.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2003.
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N535.323/4
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ISBN
0465054714 (pbk.)
9780465054701
0465054706
9780465054718 (pbk.)
DDC
535.323
MMS ID
991016685559702626
