title: Perception and the art of depiction of cylindrical objects.
abstract: Many works of art, notably those in the Byzantine tradition, contain depictions of upright cylindrical objects such that the outline of their top surfaces is incompatible with that of their bottom surfaces. We endeavour to elucidate whether this is a consequence of a painterly usage or a perceptual effect and conclude, on the basis of empirical evidence, that the latter cause is more likely.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2UB, Scotland, UK. psy022@abdn.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Deregowski
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McGeorge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001154:Art; D002648:Child; D003867:Depth Perception / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010469:Perceptual Distortion; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D011601:Psychophysics; D055815:Young Adult