The Great Book of Optical Illusions

Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books Ltd, 2002. 304 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "It is said that "seeing is believing." But what if the picture you see is hard to believe? Maybe it appears to be something else entirely. In The Great Book of Optical Illusions, Al Seckel brings together a collection of fascinating visual puzzles and enigmatic designs that make the viewer wonder: How does this work? What does it really contain? From collections of baffling shapes that defy the viewer to work out the hidden figures, to dazzling patterns that appear to change on the page, here are optical illusions found in classical art and through history to the most modern of visual tricks. There are more than 280 color and black and white illustrations in the book, from Illusionworks, the world's leading brand of illusion artworks. / Al Seckel is one of the world's leading authorities on illusions. He has lectured extensively on the subject both in the United States and abroad, at venues which include many of the world's most prestigious universities. He is currently working on a comprehensive treatise on illusions for MIT, and designs interactive illusion and perception galleries for science museums all over the globe. He works in the Division of Computational and Neuronal Systems at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.