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Explore the evolution of lighting design with this comprehensive guide from Focal Press. What Is Lighting Design?: A Genealogy of People and Ideas examines the history of ideas that define this craft. By tracing the development of light use from the Renaissance to the present day, the book explains how different historical periods changed the methods for producing light and the purpose of light in performance. This text investigates how central ideas within the craft have developed over the last 500 years. It explores each lighting design era and the basic components that make up the field. Readers will gain a deep understanding of how the consensus around light usage has shifted through various historical periods and how those changes influence the work of designers today.

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This Focal Press book explains the history of ideas that define the craft of lighting design.

The text traces the development of lighting design starting from the Renaissance in the West.

Each historical period discussed shows how methods for producing light have changed over time.

The book examines how the purpose and use of light in performance have evolved through different eras.

Readers can learn about the basic components of lighting design and how central ideas developed over 500 years.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
12 February 2024
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03 August 2023

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