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A collection of papers from a 1986 symposium on images and imaging, this book considers a remarkably broad array of topics from the basics of human, animal, and computer vision to cartoons, dance, animal communication, and sign language. True, 22 chapters do not leave much room for depth and some do not fit as well as others, but the extent of their coverage makes this a useful survey of "visual art." With a wealth of wonderful figures and photographs and the brevity of the chapters, the volume is more likely to appeal for scholarly pleasure reading than scientific reference, although the scholastic level of some chapters may limit the readership. Having the endnotes placed at the end of the book is somewhat cumbersome for both footnotes and references. Most unfortunate feature is the failure to identify even the affiliations of the authors, let alone the nature of their expertise. Advanced undergraduate readership. M. Marschark University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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