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Shadows and Enlightenment (Updated Edition) by Professor Michael Baxandall Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1997 ISBN-10: 0-300-07272-4 / 0300072724 ISBN-13: 978-0-300-07272-3 / 9780300072723 Shadows are holes in light. They are see all the time and sometimes noticed, but their part in our visual experience of the world is mysterious. This text draws on contemporary cognitive science, 18th-century theories of visual perception and art history to discuss shadows and the visual knowledge t |