In antiquity and the Middle Ages, memory was a craft, and certain actions and tools were thought to be necessary for its creation and recollection. Until now, however, many of the most important visual and textual sources on the topic have remained untranslated or otherwise difficult to consult. Mary Carruthers and Jan M. Ziolkowski bring together the texts and visual images from the twelfth through the fifteenth centuries that are central to an understanding of memory and memory technique. These sources are now made available for a wider audience of students of medieval and early modern history and culture and readers with an interest in memory, mnemonics, and the synergy of text and image.
The art of memory was most importantly associated in the Middle Ages with composition, and those who practiced the craft used it to make new prayers, sermons, pictures, and music. The mixing of visual and verbal media was commonplace throughout medieval cultures: pictures contained visual puns, words were often verbal paintings, and both were used equally as tools for making thoughts. The ability to create pictures in one's own mind was essential to medieval cognitive technique and imagination, and the intensely pictorial and affective qualities of medieval art and literature were generative, creative devices in themselves.
More than 2,500 graphs, charts, maps, and photos that cover the most important and interesting facts about every country on the planet! Part atlas, part visual reference, and part world factbook, The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World blends all these features into a concise, at-a-glance format that is uniquely suited to kids. (Which is not to say that adults may not find it an easily accessible source of information, too!)
Some highlights are: - Covers every country in the world - Every entry includes: maps, flag, size and population ranking indicator, at-a-glance vital statistics; charts and graphs on climate, industry, land use, ethnic groups, religion, education, and daily life - Special section of political, topographical, and thematic world maps
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This book is truly a visual feast for the eyes, a fun book just to browse and look at or to learn about visual illusions.
The theory about how each optical illusion works can be
very simple, or very complex, sometimes requiring advanced
neurophysiology and even mathematics and calculus to understand, so
there's great variation in terms of the range of difficulty and
complexity.
Anyway the learning experiences you can get out of visual illusions are a
greater understanding - & appreciation - of how the brain really
works & its innate abilities.
Schaum's Outline of Visual Basic by Byron S Gottfried
Book Description
This comprehensive, easy-to-use
introduction to Visual Basic contains: complete, solved examples that
illustrate a range of material, from simple points to more complex
programming problems; chapter-ending programming problems that
reinforce concepts; and a comprehensive, annotated appendix for easy
reference.
Visual Thesaurus - словарь и тезаурус, 145000 английских слов и 115000 значений, представленных для более лёгкого и удобного запоминания. Идея визуального представления тесно связана с теорией "mind-maps". Размер - 38 Mb Данный тезаурус даёт возможность найти и исследовать значения слов, проследить связи между словами, услышать их произношение.
The Visual Thesaurus is a dictionary and thesaurus with an intuitive interface that encourages exploration and learning. Available in both a Desktop Edition and an Online Edition, the Visual Thesaurus is a marvelous way to improve your vocabulary and your understanding of the English language.
