THE BRIGHTNESS OF THINGS: AN ADVENTURE IN LIGHT AND TIME
Book ID/图书代码： 02000016B89929
English Summary/英文概要： We are surrounded by the material culture of the people who lived before us: architecture, artworks and artefacts. But can we be certain that, even when allowing for the ravages of time, what we observe is the same as what the original creators of these items would have seen?
Light can’t be captured in the archaeological record, of course, yet lighting conditions can completely alter our perception, leading to dramatic changes in interpretation for archaeologists, art historians and psychologists. The Colourful Past examines the way that our understanding of archaeological sites and objects has often been surprisingly inaccurate, and how the latest image sampling and virtual-reality techniques are providing startling insights in archaeological places, objects and peoples.
Focusing on light, colour and perception, the book shows how computer graphics technology is quietly revolutionising archaeology. It outlines the need for perceptual realism in virtual heritage, and explores case studies where the application of perceptual knowledge can enhance archaeological understanding. After an introduction to the subject, The Colourful Past takes a chronological narrative, beginning with stone-age rock art and working through examples from the Classical period into medieval times, before finishing with the present and ideas on the future direction of research. The narrative spans the globe, from European and African rock art and Mayan frescoes to Egyptian temples and medieval religious paintings, to name a few.
Why did medieval artists use so much gold leaf? Were palaeolithic artists in prehistoric France making animations on cave walls? What effect does sunshine have on the layout of an Egyptian temple? How can we tell how things would have looked to people in the past? All these questions and many more are answered in Kate Devlin’s brilliant book.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我们被前人的物质文化所包围: 建筑、艺术品和艺术品。但是, 我们是否可以肯定, 即使在岁月的变迁，我们所观察到的与这些物品的原始创造者所看到的是一样的呢？
当然，光在考古记录中是无法捕捉到的，但是光照条件可以完全改变我们的感知，从而导致考古学家、艺术史学家和心理学家的解释发生戏剧性的变化。丰富多彩的过去显示了我们对考古遗址和物体的理解是否经常出人意料的错误, 以及最新的图像取样和虚拟现实技术如何在考古地点，文物和人文方面，提供了惊人的洞察力。
本书以光、色、觉为重点, 展示了计算机图形学技术是如何悄然改变考古学的。概述了虚拟遗产中感性现实主义的必要性, 探讨了运用感性知识可提高考古理解的个案研究。经过对主题的介绍, 五彩缤纷的过去采用了一个按时间顺序的叙述，从石器时代的岩石艺术开始，通过从古典时期到中世纪的例子进行研究。从欧洲和非洲的岩石艺术和玛雅壁画到埃及寺庙和中世纪宗教绘画，这些故事遍及全球。
中世纪的艺术家为什么用这么多的金叶？史前法国的旧石器时代艺术家在洞穴墙壁上制作动画吗？阳光对埃及寺庙的布局有什么影响？我们怎样才能知道过去人们会如何看待事情呢？所有这些问题以及更多的问题都在Kate Devlin的精彩著作中得到了解答。(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Kate Devlin 是伦敦国王学院数字人文系高级讲师。在对计算机科学感兴趣之前，曾是一位考古学家, Devlin的研究是人机交互(HCI)和人工智能 (AI) 领域, 调查人们如何与技术进行交互和反应, 以便了解新兴和未来技术将如何影响我们和我们生活的社会。
几年前, Kate开始探索性、性别和性行为可能被纳入诸如性伴侣机器人等认知系统的特殊方式;从那时起, 她就成为了亲密和技术领域的推动力。简而言之, Kate已经成为了性爱机器人的代言人-就像一幅标题错误的小报照片一样。她还为《新科学人》、《展望》等杂志撰写过相关文章，并在BBC电台1–5和电视媒体上发表了系列评论, 同时还在TEDx 的演讲中，讨论了许多其他技术和哲学问题件, 受到了各大媒体报道。她可能是第以官方身份，在上议院-谈论 "性机器人"的第一人。
Kate Devlin is a lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London. While completing her PhD in computer graphics and visual perception, Kate began to question the validity of the images that were created as archaeological reconstructions, and she started exploring the psychology and visual perception behind realistic image generation. Since publishing one of the first papers in the field in 2001, Kate has become a leading expert in archaeology and visual perception.
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