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Eye Chart
Series: Object Lessons
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Eye Chart
The eye chart--essential diagnostic tool, template, sign, toy--is a monument to un-reading and a guide to the absurdities of modern life.
The strange history of the eye chart: an essential diagnostic tool, template, sign, toy, and design icon.
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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Desert nomads tested their vision by distinguishing a pair of stars. But we have since created more disquieting ways to test the strength of the eyes.
Reading the eye chart is an exercise in failure, since it only gets interesting when you cannot read any further. It is the opposite of interpretative reading, like one does with literature. When you have finished reading an eye chart, what exactly have you even read?
From a Spanish cleric’s Renaissance guide to testing vision, to a Dutch ophthalmologist’s innovation in optical tech, to the witty subversion of the eye chart in advertising and popular culture, William Germano’s Eye Chart lets people see the eye chart at last.
Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
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Eye Chart by Professor William Germano has been praised for its comprehensive and witty examination of the eye chart as an essential part of visual culture. The book is noted for its exploration of the complex interplay between clarity and obscurity and is described as both compelling and poetic. Reviewers appreciate its accessible insights that appeal to both professionals in the ocular industry and lay readers, finding unexpected enjoyment and depth in the subject matter.
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ISBN: 9781501312342
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 September 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Illustration: 38 b/w illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 118.0mm
Height: 164.0mm
Weight: 180g
Pages: 192
About the Author
William Germano is Professor of English Literature at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, USA. His previous publications include The Tales of Hoffmann (2013) and Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books (3rd edition, 2016). He writes a biweekly language blog for the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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