Invisible Shadows

Author : Verna Thomas
Publisher : Halifax, NS : Nimbus
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111644543

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Invisible Shadows by Verna Thomas Pdf

Invisible Shadows is Verna Thomas' account of coming to consciousness about race in the wake of changes in education, civil rights, and black self-awareness that swept across the continent in the second half of the twentieth century and against the wider backdrop of slavery. Part autobiography, part history, part race theory, the work's hybrid form reflects the range of influences brought to bear on it-intersecting histories, cultures, and communities, framed by the events of one woman's life. The power of Invisible Shadows lies in the sincerity -and the good humour with which Thomas approaches the difficult task of truth-telling.

Author : Ali Ahmed Alghamdi
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781499026382

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Invisible Shadows by Ali Ahmed Alghamdi Pdf

Hajime is a teenager in a world filled with mutants. Along his path he meets new friends. Although, some can be trusted while others can't. He discovers a strange power within his body. Who will survive in this horrid world? Will he put a stop to this mess or will he fall prey to the mutants? Many questions are asked but how many of them will be answered?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UVA:X001788862

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American Architect by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UVA:X001788867

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American Architect and the Architectural Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Edward Hill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Perspective
ISBN : UOM:39015068327645

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A Text-book on Shades and Shadows, and Perspective by John Edward Hill Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Architecture
ISBN : PRNC:32101080160904

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The American Architect and Building News by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roberto Casati
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780375707117

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Shadows by Roberto Casati Pdf

In this original, wide-ranging, and endlessly thought-provoking work of popular nonfiction, a leading science writer uncovers the pervasive presence of shadows in our world. For Plato, shadows were the symbol of our limitations. For Galileo, they knocked the Earth from the center of the cosmos. They are a source of fear and a symbol of ignorance, and they loom large in art and design, mythology and folklore, physics and metaphysics, and architecture and urban planning. From shadows puppets and the psychology of shadows to the role of shadows in astronomy and the influence of shadows on the architectural profiles of our cities, Roberto Casati awakens our fascination in this tour-de-force of investigation and imagination.

Author : William Robert Ware
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Architectural drawing
ISBN : PRNC:32101078302740

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Shades and Shadows: Rectilinear figures by William Robert Ware Pdf

Author : William Chapman Sharpe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780190682255

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Grasping Shadows by William Chapman Sharpe Pdf

What's in a shadow? Menace, seduction, or salvation? Immaterial but profound, shadows lurk everywhere in literature and the visual arts, signifying everything from the treachery of appearances to the unfathomable power of God. From Plato to Picasso, from Rembrandt to Welles and Warhol, from Lord of the Rings to the latest video game, shadows act as central players in the drama of Western culture. Yet because they work silently, artistic shadows often slip unnoticed past audiences and critics. Conceived as an accessible introduction to this elusive phenomenon, Grasping Shadows is the first book that offers a general theory of how all shadows function in texts and visual media. Arguing that shadow images take shape within a common cultural field where visual and verbal meanings overlap, William Sharpe ranges widely among classic and modern works, revealing the key motifs that link apparently disparate works such as those by Fra Angelico and James Joyce, Clementina Hawarden and Kara Walker, Charles Dickens and Kumi Yamashita. Showing how real-world shadows have shaped the meanings of shadow imagery, Grasping Shadows guides the reader through the techniques used by writers and artists to represent shadows from the Renaissance onward. The last chapter traces how shadows impact the art of the modern city, from Renoir and Zola to film noir and projection systems that capture the shadows of passers-by on streets around the globe. Extending his analysis to contemporary street art, popular songs, billboards, and shadow-theatre, Sharpe demonstrates a practical way to grasp the "dark side" that looms all around us.

Author : William Robert Ware
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Perspective
ISBN : HARVARD:32044033411281

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Modern Perspective by William Robert Ware Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Occultism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105128550964

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The Word by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Vaughan
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781912706419

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Shadows by William Vaughan Pdf

What's the difference between a cast shadow and a form shadow? Why do shadows become increasingly important in Western art? Can we only ever see shadows, not objects themselves, as Plato claimed? In this beautiful little book, printmaker and History of Art Professor William Vaughan presents the history of shadows, from their emergence in the visuals arts to their association with death and the subconscious. Get ready! You may never look at the world the same way again! "e;Fascinating"e; FINANCIAL TIMES. "e;Beautiful"e; LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "e;Rich and Artful"e; THE LANCET. "e;Genuinely mind-expanding"e; FORTEAN TIMES. "e;Excellent"e; NEW SCIENTIST. "e;Stunning"e; NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.

Author : Kor Gable
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781425159023

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Cosmic Xing by Kor Gable Pdf

This may be one of the strangest books youll ever read. A veritable smorgasbord of food for the soul, it covers a mind-boggling array of topics as its author artfully blends science, art, history, culture, philosophy, technology, geology, archaeology, psychology, theology, mysticism and quantum physics to elegantly paint a larger picture of who we are, where we came from, and where we are going. The book opens with a collection of short stories (mysteries) that are sure to make you go Hmmm and progressively moves into the central theme shamanism and why it may be our last hope to save ourselves and this planet. Kor Gable re-veals some of shamanisms best kept secrets unknown and mysterious quantum principles that explain miracles and magic. It climaxes with Kor sharing his own shamanic initiation and the revelation of a greater Vision of what this New Millennium is about if we can pass the final test and survive our own folly. That is the Cosmic Xing! Despite the seriousness of the subject, the book is easy reading thanks to Kor Gables simple and entertaining style. It is full of light and love. Once you start read-ing it, you wont want to stop.

Author : Emery Cole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Shadows by Emery Cole Pdf

Alyssa’s a student at one of the most prestigious academies for magical beings. Not that she’s much of a magical being. She’s one of three sisters, descended from a mother who is an expert in magickry, and yet she can’t control her magic. Not a lick. Wait. There’s more. It’s no surprise that Alyssa’s life’s on a roller coaster. She’s being followed by Shadows, spirits called forth from the afterlife to do the bidding of a dark magic wielder. She’s met a cute guy who is possibly more socially awkward than she is. She’s got a new birthmark that her mother seems to know something of and yet won’t tell Alyssa a thing about it. What else could possibly go wrong?

Author : Roberto Casati,Patrick Cavanagh
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262550840

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The Visual World of Shadows by Roberto Casati,Patrick Cavanagh Pdf

How the perception of shadows, studied by vision scientists and visual artists, reveals the inner workings of the visual system. In The Visual World of Shadows, Roberto Casati and Patrick Cavanagh examine how the perception of shadows, as studied by vision scientists and visual artists, reveals the inner workings of the visual system. Shadows are at once a massive problem for vision—which must distinguish them from objects or material features of objects—and a resource, signaling the presence, location, shape, and size of objects. Casati and Cavanagh draw up an inventory of information retrievable from shadows, showing their amazing variety. They present an overview of the visual system, distinguishing between measurement and inference. They discuss the shadow mission, the work done by the visual brain to parse, and perhaps discard, the information from shadows; shadow ownership, the association of a shadow with the object that casts it; shadow labeling, the visual system's ability to tell shadows from nonshadows; and the shadow concept, our knowledge about shadows as a category. Casati and Cavanagh then apply the theoretical apparatus they have developed for shadows to other phenomena: illumination, reflection, and transparency. Finally, they examine the art of the shadow, paying tribute to artists' exploration of shadow, analyzing a series of artworks (reproduced in color) from a rich and fascinating art historical corpus.