Devices of Wonder : From the World in a Box to Images on a Screen by Barbara Maria Stafford; Frances Terpak - 2001

Getty Research Institute, 2001. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Getty Research Institute, 2001-12-06. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Getty Research Institute, 2001-12-06. Paperback. Good. 1.0200 9.9200 7.0100.

Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2001. FIRST EDITION THUS, SECOND PRINTING VIA NUMBER LINE. Paperback. AS NEW. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents an AS NEW copy of the greatly amplified catalogue for the 2001 - 2002 GETTY MUSEUM exhibition, DEVICES OF WONDER. An inquiry into emergent media s rich lineage, DEVICES OF WONDER explores the artful machines humans have used to augment visual perception. Featured are android automata, lunar landscapes, perspective theaters, microscopes, magnetic games, magic lanterns, Mark Tilden s UniBug 3.1, panoramic works by Jeff Wall and Giovanni Lusieri, paintings by Jean-Baptiste Chardin and Joseph Wright of Derby, a pop-up book by Kara Walker and many more. 7" x 10", 405 page paperback (stiff glossy paper cover with flaps). Overall condition is AS NEW. White glossy cover with flaps features photos of some of the devices in the book, along with particulars in red, black and grey

Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2001. Softcover. VG- (scuffs & smudges to wraps; light sunning to spine & edges. back french flap has a roughly torn section). White softcover with BW-illustrations and lettering in red, grey and black. x, 405 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Includes an object list by Isotta Poggi. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, 13 November 2001- 3 February, 2002.

Getty Research Institute, 2001-12-06. First Edition. paperback. Used:Good.

Getty Research Institute, 2001-12-06. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Museum Publications. New. 2001. Paperback. 0892365900 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 416 pages. Description: "An inquiry into emergent media's rich lineage, Devices of Wonder explores the artful machines humans have used to augment visual perception. The encyclopedic cabinet of curiosities serves as a model for this study of the archaic instruments lurking in state-of-the art technology. Featured in Devices of Wonder are android automata, lunar landscapes, perspective theaters, vues d'optique, microscopes, magnetic games, magic lanterns, camera obscuras, boxes by Joseph Cornell, Lucas Samaras's Mirrored Room, Suzanne Anker's Zoosemiotics, Mark Tilden's UniBug 3.1, panoramic works by Jeff Wall and Giovanni Lusieri, paintings by Jean-Baptiste Chardin and Joseph Wright of Derby, projections by Diana Thater and James… Read More