Author : David Wade
Publisher : Squeeze
ISBN 13 : 9781906069100
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (691 download)
Book Synopsis Fantastic Geometry by : David Wade
Download or read book Fantastic Geometry written by David Wade and published by Squeeze. This book was released on 2012 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deals with a little-known, short-lived, tradition of imaginative geometry that flourished in 16th century Germany, during the Northern Renaissance. The key figure in this movement was the goldsmith Wenzel Jamnitzer, whose graphic fantasies were an imaginative response to the newly rediscovered geometrical theories associated with such important figures as Pythagoras, Plato, Archimedes and Euclid - all part of the great revival of interest in Classical knowledge that characterised the Renaissance. 'Fantastic Geometry' provides a fairly comprehensive overview of the work of this group (with many illustrations), together with an account of the historical background and the sources of their inspiration. David Wade is a sculptor and photographer.