{"product_id":"alhacens-theory-of-visual-perception-first-three-books-of-alhacens-de-aspectibus-volume-one-introduction-and-latin-text-paperback","title":"Alhacen's Theory of Visual Perception (First Three Books of Alhacen's de Aspectibus), Volume One--Introduction and Latin Text: Transactions, American - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. Mark Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometime between 1028 and 1038, Ibn al-Haytham completed his monumental optical synthesis, Kitab al-Manazir (\"Book of Optics\"). By no later than 1200, and perhaps somewhat earlier, this treatise appeared in Latin under the title De aspectibus. In that form it was attributed to a certain \"Alhacen.\" These differences in title and authorial designation are indicative of the profound differences between the two versions, Arabic and Latin, of the treatise. In many ways, in fact, they can be regarded not simply as different versions of the same work, but as different works in their own right. Accordingly, the Arab author, Ibn al-Haytham, and his Latin incarnation, Alhacen, represent two distinct, sometimes even conflicting, interpretive voices. And the same holds for their respective texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo complicate matters, \"Alhacen\" does not represent a single interpretive voice. There were at least two translators at work on the Latin text, one of them adhering faithfully to the Arabic original, the other content with distilling, even paraphrasing, the Arabic original. Consequently, the Latin text presents not one, but at least two faces to the reader. This two-volume critical edition represents fourteen years of work on Dr. Smith's part. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAwarded the 2001 J. F. Lewis Award.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 520\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129952473223,"sku":"9780871699145","price":155.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/51672e2b39f40144944940d1353d65ea.webp?v=1732607160","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/alhacens-theory-of-visual-perception-first-three-books-of-alhacens-de-aspectibus-volume-one-introduction-and-latin-text-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}