Architecture and Geometry in the Age of the Baroque

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

The age of the baroque - a time of great strides in science and mathematics - also saw the construction of some of the world's most magnificent buildings. In this book, George L. Hersey explores the interrelations of the two developments, explaining how the advancements of geometry and the abstractions of mathematicians were made concrete in the architecture of the day.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-12-01
Mått:18 x 23 x 2 mm
Vikt:680 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:284
Förlag:The University of Chicago Press
ISBN:9780226327846

Utforska kategorier

Arkitektur inom Kultur
Konsthistoria inom Kultur
Matematik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

George L. Hersey is professor emeritus of the history of art at Yale University. His many books include The Monumental Impulse: Architecture's Biological Roots, The Evolution of Allure: Sexual Selection from the Medici Venus to the Incredible Hulk, and High Renaissance Art in St. Peter's and the Vatican.

Recensioner i media

"In Architecture and Geometry in the Age of the Baroque, George L. Hersey examines the era's scientific, musical and architectural lore of number, shape and proportion.... A beguiling book." - Kerry Downes, Times Literary Supplement "Learned and lucidly written.... Hersey demonstrates how, through geometry, architecture translated abstract ideas into visual, haptic forms. In chapters on music, optics, the cube, symmetry, circles and ovals, spirals and epicycles, Hersey explicitly shows the cross-fertilisation of science and art that scholars have hitherto assumed but never demonstrated." - Art Newspaper