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The polyhedrists : art and geometry in the long sixteenth century /

"The Polyhedrists offers a critical history of the development of geometry in the early modern period, and explores the role of the platonic solids in late Renaissance art and culture"--

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Main Authors: Andrews, Noam
Published: The MIT Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Publication Dates: [2022]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Polyhedra in art.
Geometry in art.
Geometry > Europe > History > 16th century.
Geometry > Europe > History > 17th century.
Art, Renaissance.
Polyhedra.
Geometry.
Europe.
Summary: "The Polyhedrists offers a critical history of the development of geometry in the early modern period, and explores the role of the platonic solids in late Renaissance art and culture"--
Carrier Form: 294 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-289) and index.
ISBN: 9780262046640
0262046644
Index Number: QA443
CLC: O18-095
J0-05
Call Number: J0-05/A568
Contents: Corpora regulata et irregulata -- Beneath the surface -- Geometry unbound -- A lover of the art of perspective -- Cut apart in many ways -- Ivory towers.

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