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Art and Geometry: a Study in Space Intuitions by William M. Ivins (English) Pape
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486209415
ISBN-13
9780486209418
eBay Product ID (ePID)
822526
Product Key Features
Book Title
Art and Geometry : a Study in Space Intuitions
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Techniques / General, History & Philosophy, Criticism & Theory, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology), History / Ancient & Classical, History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Mathematics, Art, Science
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
4.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
701.8/2
Table Of Content
Introduction I. EYE AND HAND II. GREEK ART III. GREEK GEOMETRY IV. FROM THE GREEKS TO THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY V. ALBERTI VI. FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH CENTURY PERSPECTIVE VII. CUSANUS AND KEPLER VIII. DESARGUES AND PASCAL IX. "THE GREEKS AGAIN, AND WHAT THEY MISSED" X. THE SYNCHRONISM BETWEEN GEOMETRICAL AND OTHER IDEAS CONCLUSION
Synopsis
This highly stimulating study observes many of the sometimes startling interrelationships between art and mathematics throughout history. It explains the differences between ancient and Renaissance painting and sculpture as well as the development of perspective and advances in projective geometry achieved by Nicholas of Cusa, Kepler, and Desargues., One of Western civilization's jealously guarded myths is that of Greek cultural supremacy. In this controversial study, William Ivins shows that the limitations of the Greek worldview actually hampered the development of the arts and sciences and gives a stimulating history of the new ideas of the Renaissance, especially in painting and geometry, that freed us from ancient misconceptions. Beginning with the Greeks, the author explains for the general reader the differences between ancient and Renaissance painting and sculpture, proving that the curiously static quality of Greek art arose from a misunderstanding of the laws of perspective. He then shows how this misunderstanding was corrected by Alberti, Pelerin, Durer, and other Renaissance artists who provided the first fruitful investigations of perspective. From there to projective geometry was but a step, and the author covers this major advance in our knowledge through the work of Nicholas of Cusa, Kepler, and Desargues. This book is perhaps the only concise history in English of the development of mathematical perspective and projective geometry. But the author's ability to relate styles in art to advances in geometry and his ingenious theory of the modern "visual" worldview and the Greek "tactile" worldview mean that his book will be provocative not only to mathematical historians but also to art historians and to anyone concerned with the history of thought, from philosopher to layman., This highly stimulating study observes many historical interrelationships between art and mathematics. It explores ancient and Renaissance painting and sculpture, the development of perspective, and advances in projective geometry.
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