Name/Title
From art to science : seventy-two objects illustrating the nature of discoveryEntry/Object ID
N72.S3.S68Description
Illustrates and discusses 72 objects and rare books from museums and private collections in the United States and Great Britain, including art masterpieces, workaday objects, pieces associated with major scientific figures and long-extinct cultures. Students of science and technology, art historians, and interested readers will enjoy the lavish illustrations of beautiful and historically significant vases, swords, beads, medallions, stamps, illuminated manuscripts, crystals, and much more. In addition, the text provides a store of information showing how the decorative arts, especially ceramics and metals, have contributed to scientists' understanding of the structure and properties of matter.Context
Based on an exhibition held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology October through December 1978.Collection
Edith Wyle CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
art and science, art and technologyLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Cyril Stanley SmithPublisher
MITPlace Published
City
CambridgeState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1980Call No.
N72.S3.S68ISBN
262191814, 9780262191814LCCN
79012620Notes
Length: 104