Art and Science (ART HISTORY)

New York: Abbeville Press. New. 1999. Hardcover. 0789207133 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened - "Attractive, heavily illustrated, and up-todate, 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. Strosberg, cofounder of Recontres Art et Science, a Parisian organization that works with UNESCO, loads this global survey of invention with details that illustrate the connections between various fields of human creativity. She lists many artists who contributed to science, and vice versa, reaching from Stonehenge to space stations and from glass beads to microchips. Divided topically into the areas of architecture, decoration, painting, graphic design, and the performing arts, the book deftly covers all the expected historical developments without rendering them dull. By the final chapter on symbiosis, it is very clear that innovation in one area often has great impact on the other. This should have broad appeal; for public libraries." -Susan Lense, Upper Arlington P. L. , OH --Library Journal - 0789207133 -- with a bonus offer-- May be either: out of print (OOP) and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition .