Studio Art and Graphic Design 262 - Art of the Lens:An Early History of Optical Devices and Art and Society and their Application in Image Making

Institution:

Moravian University

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Description:

This course will trace the evolution of the lens as it was used in optical devices producing images formed by light. The basic principles of photographic optics from the period of the camera obscura through the invention of photography in the mid-19th century. Emphasis will be placed on the design and application of lenses in optical devices that altered society's common experience of seeing. Fall, alternate years. (U1) Hurwitz

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.moravian.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 861-1360

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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