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The premise of fidelity
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ISBN: 9780804777902 080477790X 0804784620 9780804784627 Year: 2012 Publisher: Stanford, California Stanford University Press

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The Premise of Fidelity puts forward a new history of Japanese visuality through an examination of the discourses and practices surrounding the nineteenth century transposition of ""the real"" in the decades before photography was introduced. This intellectual history is informed by a careful examination of a network of local scholars-from physicians to farmers to bureaucrats-known as Shohyaku-sha. In their archival materials, these scholars used the term shashin (which would, years later, come to signify ""photography"" in Japanese) in a wide variety of medical, botanical,


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Picturing the book of nature
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ISBN: 1283550296 9786613862747 0226465284 9780226465289 9780226465296 0226465292 Year: 2012 Publisher: Chicago London

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Because of their spectacular, naturalistic pictures of plants and the human body, Leonhart Fuchs's De historia stirpium and Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica are landmark publications in the history of the printed book. But as Picturing the Book of Nature makes clear, they do more than bear witness to the development of book publishing during the Renaissance and to the prominence attained by the fields of medical botany and anatomy in European medicine. Sachiko Kusukawa examines these texts, as well as Conrad Gessner's unpublished Historia plantarum, and demonstrates how their illustrations were integral to the emergence of a new type of argument during this period-a visual argument for the scientific study of nature. To set the stage, Kusukawa begins with a survey of the technical, financial, artistic, and political conditions that governed the production of printed books during the Renaissance. It was during the first half of the sixteenth century that learned authors began using images in their research and writing, but because the technology was so new, there was a great deal of variety of thought-and often disagreement-about exactly what images could do: how they should be used, what degree of authority should be attributed to them, which graphic elements were bearers of that authority, and what sorts of truths images could and did encode. Kusukawa investigates the works of Fuchs, Gessner, and Vesalius in light of these debates, scrutinizing the scientists' treatment of illustrations and tracing their motivation for including them in their works. What results is a fascinating and original study of the visual dimension of scientific knowledge in the sixteenth century.

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Natural history illustration --- Botanical illustration --- Medical illustration --- Illustrated books --- Art and science --- Science and art --- Illustration, Medical --- Botanical drawing --- Flower painting and illustration --- Fruit painting and illustration --- Illustration, Botanical --- Nature illustration --- History --- Science --- Books --- Medicine and art --- Scientific illustration --- Biological illustration --- 094:58 --- 094:61 --- 76.043 --- 769.04:61 --- 76.043 Iconografie: flora in de prentkunst --- Iconografie: flora in de prentkunst --- 769.04:61 Prentenverzamelingen in de grafische kunsten. Iconografie. Iconologie-:-Geneeskunde. Hygiëne. Farmacie --- Prentenverzamelingen in de grafische kunsten. Iconografie. Iconologie-:-Geneeskunde. Hygiëne. Farmacie --- 094:61 Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora-:-Geneeskunde. Hygiëne. Farmacie --- Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora-:-Geneeskunde. Hygiëne. Farmacie --- 094:58 Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora-:-Botany --- Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora-:-Botany --- Fuchs, Leonhart. --- Gessner, Conrad --- Vesalius, Andreas --- Vesal, Andreas --- Vesale, André --- Vezalij, Andrej --- Gesner, Conrad --- Gesner, Konrad --- Gesnerus, Conradus --- Gessner, Konrad --- Fuchs, Leonhart --- Fuchsius, Leonhartus --- Natural history illustration - Europe - History - 16th century --- Botanical illustration - Europe - History - 16th century --- Medical illustration - History - 16th century --- Illustrated books - Europe - History - 16th century --- Art and science - History - 16th century --- humani corporis fabrica, andreas vesalius, de historia stirpium, leonhart fuchs, plantarum, conrad gessner, medicine, anatomy, botany, nature, visual culture, science, book printing, publishing, renaissance, research, writing, images, authority, representation, reference, nonfiction, scientific knowledge, illustrations, natural history, europe, copying, coloring, medicinal plants, human body, bloodletting, jamnitzer, mattioli.


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Ongeziene rijkdom : blinde en slechtziende bezoekers openen de blik op kunst en erfgoed.
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ISBN: 9789081506601 Year: 2009 Publisher: Brussel Blindenzorg licht en liefde

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Preparing scientific illustrations : a guide to better posters, presentations, and publications.
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ISBN: 9780387945811 0387945814 Year: 1996 Publisher: New York Springer

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Every graduate student, postdoc and scientist knows that images and illustrations can make or break their lecture, poster presentation, and journal or book article. Graphics software and laser printers have placed professional-quality graphics within the reach of everyone. But in the end, whether your audience sees clear, understandable images or a 300 dpi mess depends on whether you've followed the principles presented by Mary Helen Briscoe in this book. Learn the strengths and weaknesses of different forms of visual presentations. Understand when to use a figure, and how much information can be represented in one. See examples of bad, good, and better graphs and tables. Focus on your audience, to learn that a figure prepared for an article may not be ideal for a slide or an overhead. The author also presents information on presenting DNA sequences, protein structures, and other molecular graphics.


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Dædalus : journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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ISSN: 00115266 15486192 Year: 1955 Publisher: Cambridge, Mass.

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Dædalus was founded in 1955 as the Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and established as a quarterly in 1958. It continues the volume and numbering system of the Academy's Proceedings, which ceased publication under that title with Volume 85. Dædalus draws on the enormous intellectual capacity of the American Academy, whose Fellows are among the nation's most prominent thinkers in the arts, sciences, and the humanities, as well as the full range of professions and public life. Each issue addresses a theme with original authoritative essays.

Wood and Tree Fungi : Biology, Damage, Protection, and Use
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ISBN: 1280716770 9786610716777 354032139X 3540321381 3642068758 Year: 2006 Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,

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"Wood and Tree Fungi" provides an up-to-date overview of the various wood and tree fungi that damage trees, lumber, and timber, with special focus given to identification, prevention, and remediation techniques. First, the fundamentals of cytology and morphology, growth and reproduction, formal genetics, and enzymatic wood decay are addressed. Causative factors are then analyzed, followed by descriptions of interactions like antagonism, succession, and mycorrhiza. The more practical section describes damages by viruses on trees and by bacteria on the xylem of trees and on structural timber, wood discoloration caused by molds and stain fungi, wood decays by rot fungi, and preservation methods. The habitats of wood fungi are described as well as tree care. Important tree pathogens and wood decay fungi are characterized for prevention and identification. The final section focuses on the positive effects of wood-inhabiting microorganisms, covering past and classical methods like myco-wood, mushroom cultivation, biological pulping, and "palo podrido", as well as recent biotechnological processes.

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Fungi. --- Forest fungi. --- Wood-decaying fungi. --- Trees --- Wood-staining fungi. --- Diseases and pests. --- Wood --- Wood fungi --- Fungi --- Tree diseases --- Decay fungi, Wood --- Wood decay fungi --- Wood-destroying fungi --- Wood-rotting fungi --- Forest plants --- Fungal kingdom --- Fungus kingdom --- Funguses --- Mycobiota --- Mycota --- Cryptogams --- Mycology --- Diseases and pests --- Microbiology --- Discoloration --- Deterioration --- Microbiology. --- Life sciences. --- Architecture. --- Forests and forestry. --- Trees. --- Wood. --- Popular Science in Nature and Environment. --- Architecture, general. --- Forestry. --- Tree Biology. --- Wood Science & Technology. --- Building materials --- Forest products --- Timber --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Dendrology --- Nursery stock --- Woody plants --- Arboriculture --- Forests and forestry --- Microbial biology --- Biology --- Microorganisms --- Forest land --- Forest lands --- Forest planting --- Forest production --- Forest sciences --- Forestation --- Forested lands --- Forestland --- Forestlands --- Forestry --- Forestry industry --- Forestry sciences --- Land, Forest --- Lands, Forest --- Silviculture --- Sylviculture --- Woodlands --- Woods (Forests) --- Agriculture --- Natural resources --- Afforestation --- Logging --- Tree crops --- Design and construction --- Nature. --- Environment. --- Forest products. --- Botany, Economic --- Commercial products --- Raw materials --- Architecture, Primitive --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- Wood destroying fungi

Extreme Conflict and Tropical Forests
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ISBN: 1280816813 9786610816811 1402054629 1402054610 9400795831 Year: 2007 Volume: v. 5 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,

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At a time when the international community is devoting significant attention to the issue of governance as a key factor in global environmental decline, this book provides a timely insight into the relationships between extreme conflict, the international trade in forest products, and the social, economic and environmental condition of tropical forests and their human communities. Drawing on the expertise of both natural and social scientists, Extreme Conflict and Tropical Forests explores the underlying causes and the social and environmental consequences of conflict in tropical forest areas. Case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America present a range of issues – from illicit crops and ‘conflict timber’ production, to the potential of peace parks for improving human security, social quality and biodiversity conservation. With implications for specific aspects of security, environment, development, forest policy and international relations, this book will be an important resource for both students and researchers exploring these issues – as well as a useful background for practitioners and policy makers working in these fields.

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Forest conservation --- Rain forest conservation. --- Forests and forestry --- War --- Environmental aspects --- Armed conflict (War) --- Conflict, Armed (War) --- Fighting --- Hostilities --- Wars --- International relations --- Military art and science --- Peace --- Rain forest conservation --- International relations. --- Forests and forestry. --- Environmental law. --- Social sciences. --- International economics. --- International Relations. --- Forestry. --- Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary. --- Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice. --- Social Sciences, general. --- International Economics. --- Economic policy, Foreign --- Economic relations, Foreign --- Economics, International --- Foreign economic policy --- Foreign economic relations --- Interdependence of nations --- International economic policy --- International economics --- New international economic order --- Economic policy --- Economic sanctions --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Environment law --- Environmental control --- Environmental protection --- Environmental quality --- Environmental policy --- Law --- Sustainable development --- Forest land --- Forest lands --- Forest planting --- Forest production --- Forest sciences --- Forestation --- Forested lands --- Forestland --- Forestlands --- Forestry --- Forestry industry --- Forestry sciences --- Land, Forest --- Lands, Forest --- Silviculture --- Sylviculture --- Woodlands --- Woods (Forests) --- Agriculture --- Natural resources --- Afforestation --- Arboriculture --- Logging --- Timber --- Tree crops --- Trees --- Coexistence --- Foreign affairs --- Foreign policy --- Foreign relations --- Global governance --- International affairs --- Peaceful coexistence --- World order --- National security --- Sovereignty --- World politics --- Law and legislation --- Environmental policy. --- Environment and state --- Environmental management --- State and environment --- Environmental auditing --- Government policy

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