It takes the average reader 6 hours and 22 minutes to read The Science of Art by Martin Kemp
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This work, one of the most lucidly written art history books in recent memory, addresses a topic of inherent complexity and great recent interest. Kemp (Univ. of St. Andrews), who has written on Leonardo, discusses perspective and optic theories as they related to the central problem of European painting for half a millennium, the verisimilar depiction of nature. The first part of the book discusses perspective theory and practice and the use of devices that led toward photography. In the second part, Kemp explores optic theories derived from Aristotle and from Newton and their theoretical...
The Science of Art by Martin Kemp is 375 pages long, and a total of 95,625 words.
This makes it 127% the length of the average book. It also has 117% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 42 minutes to read The Science of Art aloud.
The Science of Art is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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