Architecture and Geometry in the Age of the Baroque

Klappentext 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 mathematics were made concrete in the architecture of the day. Zusammenfassung 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. Hersey explores the interrelations of the two developments and how they cross-fertilised.

Product details

• Authors: George L. Hersey, HERSEY GEORGE L, Hersey George L.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2002
• EAN: 9780226327846
• ISBN: 978-0-226-32784-6
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / History, MATHEMATICS / Geometry / General, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, geometry, History of Art, History of Science, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, baroque, Art & design styles: Baroque, C 1600 To C 1700, Theory of architecture, ART / History / European / Baroque & Rococo