The book of trees : visualizing branches of knowledge / Manuel Lima.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lima, Manuel, 1978-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning and scholarship--History.

Learning and scholarship.

History.

Knowledge, Theory of--History.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Trees--Symbolic aspects--History.

Trees.

Graphic methods--History.

Graphic methods.

Visual communication--History.

Visual communication.

Communication in learning and scholarship--History.

Communication in learning and scholarship.

Trees--Symbolic aspects.

Physical Description:

208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2014]

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 manuscripts of medieval monasteries to contributions by leading contemporary designers. A timeline of capsule biographies on key figures in the development of the tree diagram rounds out this one-of-a-kind visual compendium.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-200) and index.

ISBN:

9781616892180

1616892188

OCLC:

854611430