With an extraordinary blend of the commonplace and the sophisticated, Rembrandt captured the essential humanity of his subjects. From his intimate observations of everyday life to his richly envisioned biblical allegories, the Dutch master created moving, inspiring images that have captivated viewers across four centuries. This original collection offers an unusual perspective on the artist, co…
This enchanting gallery transports viewers to a fairy tale world an ageless fantasy realm inhabited by characters from favorite folktales and depicted by renowned artists. Lovingly reproduced from rare early editions, more than 180 illustrations portray scenes from stories by the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and other sources, including ancient Celtic and Norse legends. Breathtakin…
The author of this superb guide was not only a renowned watercolor painter but also a brilliant teacher with an unmatched talent for conveying to his students the techniques and aesthetic philosophy underlying great paintings. Years after becoming award-winning painters themselves, his students still quote his "Whitneyisms" to remind themselves of all that is most important in creating art. Thi…
Exceptionally drawn in a realistic fashion and awash in spectacularly rich colors, this one-of-a-kind art book masterfully reprinted from a rare and costly edition combines the perennial appeal of flowers with the art of Japanese woodblock prints. Nothing expresses the richness and vigor of life like blooming flowers. A stunning showcase of 120 full-color plates, this specially chosen co…
Gustave Dor's Romantic style of illustration, supremely imaginative and richly detailed, was ideally suited to literary subjects. His wood-engraved illustrations for John Milton's monumental epic poem Paradise Lost, recounting mankind's fall from the grace of God through the work of Satan, were among his finest and most dramatic works. This volume presents superb reproductions of all 50 plates …
"Version: 20171001"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Magnetic fields -- 1.2. Turbulence -- 1.3. Turbulence versus B-fields -- 1.4. OK, so what about tai chi?2. Magnetic fields -- 2.1. Magnetic flux freezing approximation -- 2.2. Magnetic critical mass -- 2.3. The tai c…
"Version: 20160901"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Porous materials -- 1.2. The geometry of the pore space and porosity -- 1.3. Pore sizes and the pore size distribution -- 1.4. Tortuosity -- 1.5. Guide to the reader2. Recap of thermodynamics -- 2.1. Funda…
"Version: 20161101"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Foreword -- 1. Maxwell equations -- 1.1. Macroscopic Maxwell equations -- 1.2. Symmetry properties -- 1.3. Harmonic scattering by a bounded obstacle -- 1.4. Covariant formulation -- 1.5. Maxwell equations using forms2. Bloch waves -- 2.1. T…
"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Electromagnetics of graphene -- 1.1. Macroscopic electrodynamics -- 1.2. Constitutive relations -- 1.3. From the time domain to the frequency domain -- 1.4. Isotropic media -- 1.5. Conductivity and permittivity formulations --…
"Version: 20171201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. The Janus face of photomedicine -- 1.2. Photodynamic therapy--the killer -- 1.3. Cellular effects of PDT -- 1.4. Photobiomodulation--the healer2. Cancer stem cells -- 2.1. Evidence for the existence of CSCs and their…