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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/854611430 Title: The book of trees : visualizing branches of knowledge Author: Manuel Lima Publisher: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2014. ISBN/ISSN: 9781616892180 1616892188 OCLC:854611430

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The book of trees : visualizing branches of knowledge

Author:	Manuel Lima
Publisher:	New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2014.
Edition/Format:	Print book : English : First editionView all editions and formats
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Summary:	Data viz expert Manuel Lima examines the more than eight hundred year history of the tree diagram, from its roots in the illuminated manuscripts of medieval monasteries to its current resurgence as an elegant means of visualization. Lima presents two hundred intricately detailed tree diagram illustrations on a remarkable variety of subjects--from some of the earliest known examples from ancient Mesopotamia to the Read more...
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Subjects	Learning and scholarship -- History. Knowledge, Theory of -- History. Trees -- Symbolic aspects -- History. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	History Pictorial works
Document Type:	Book
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ISBN:	9781616892180 1616892188
OCLC Number:	854611430
Description:	208 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Contents:	Foreword / Ben Shneiderman -- Figurative trees -- Vertical trees -- Horizontal trees -- Multidirectional trees -- Radial trees -- Hyperbolic trees -- Rectangular treemaps -- Voronoi treemaps -- Circular treemaps -- Sunbursts -- Icicle trees.
Responsibility:	Manuel Lima.

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"What an amazing and beautiful book! The most important analysis of visualization since Tufte, The Book of Trees reveals the origins and evolution of the branches we use to structure knowledge. These Read more...

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