Incredible Visual Illusions

An eye-popping collection of over 180 mind-bending visual illusions in page-after-page of images which will make you think. Mixing historical illusions, such as the contrast illusion of The Ehrenstein Figure from 1941, or Zöllner’s distortion illusion from 1860; with illusions by great artists, such as impossible buildings by M.C. Escher and shadow illusion by Shigeo Fuguda; to the colourful illusions of vision scientist Akiyoshi Kitaoka; plus trompe l’oeil, architectural and even natural illusions. Learn the science and history of visual illusions and then discover 20 chapters of different illusion types, including illusion names and explanation summaries. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white and colour diagrams, photos and baffling imagery. A perfect coffee table book to intrigue your visitors or a wonderful gift for an art lover who likes to see the world differently.