Screen LibraryThe book of circles : visualizing spheres of knowledge /
"Across all regions, cultures, and societies, humans have attributed to the circle ideals of unity, wholeness, infinity, enlightenment, and perfection. We have applied this natural shape to countless manmade systems through the ages, from tools, icons, and writing systems to maps, urban plans,...
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Princeton Architectural Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"Across all regions, cultures, and societies, humans have attributed to the circle ideals of unity, wholeness, infinity, enlightenment, and perfection. We have applied this natural shape to countless manmade systems through the ages, from tools, icons, and writing systems to maps, urban plans, and digital technologies. In The Book of Circles, his companion volume to the popular Book of Trees, Manuel Lima takes us on a lively tour through millenia of information design. Three hundred detailed and colorful illustrations cover an encyclopedic array of subjects, drawing fascinating parallels acr |
| Carrier Form: | 271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781616895280 1616895284 |
| Index Number: | P93 |
| CLC: | G206.3 |
| Call Number: | G206.3/L732 |
| Contents: | A taxonomy of circles -- Rings & spirals -- Wheels & pies -- Grids & graticules -- Ebbs & flows -- Shapes & boundaries -- Maps & blueprints -- Nodes & links. |