Principles of Visual PerceptionSurveys the principles of visual perception based on psychological research and everyday experience, and how they are related to the perception of art in particular. |
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Introduction | 7 |
In the Eye of the Beholder | 19 |
It Figures | 32 |
Copyright | |
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