Visions of Symmetry: Notebooks, Periodic Drawings, and Related Work of M. C. Escher [ Chapter 1. The route to regular division -- Early signs ; The fascination of regular division of the plane ; An important journey ; The open gate ; The geometric rules ; Developing a "layman's theory" ; Sources that came too late ; Other experiments in regular division -- Chapter 2. The 1941-1942 notebooks]

Schattschneider, Doris [subject: Escher, M. C. (Maurits Cornelis), 1898-1972.]

ISBN 10: 0716721260 / ISBN 13: 9780716721260

Edité par New York : W.H. Freeman, c1990., 1990

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5th printing ; xiii, 354 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm ; ISBN 9780716721260, 9780716723523, 0716721260, 0716723522 ; OCLC 21523602 ; stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: Chapter 1. The route to regular division -- Early signs ; The fascination of regular division of the plane ; An important journey ; The open gate ; The geometric rules ; Developing a "layman's theory" ; Sources that came too late ; Other experiments in regular division -- Chapter 2. The 1941-1942 notebooks The 1941-1942 notebooks ; Escher's theory in relation to mathematical and crystallographic classificiation ; Escher and the scientists on contrast and color -- Chapter 3. The regular division drawings From theory to the periodic drawings ; The folio notebooks of periodic drawings -- Chapter 4. The use of regular division The periodic drawings as sources ; Capturing infinity ; Metaphor and metamorphosis ; Escher's decorative use of regular division of the plane ; The use of Escher's work on regular division by others -- Chapter 5. Notes on the drawings ; FINE.

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• Titre: Visions of Symmetry: Notebooks, Periodic Drawings, and Related Work of M. C. Escher [ Chapter 1. The route to regular division -- Early signs ; The fascination of regular division of the plane ; An important journey ; The open gate ; The geometric rules ; Developing a "layman's theory" ; Sources that came too late ; Other experiments in regular division -- Chapter 2. The 1941-1942 notebooks]
• Éditeur: New York : W.H. Freeman, c1990.
• Date de parution: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0716721260
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780716721260
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition.
• État de l'article: Fine
• Type de livre: Book

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Synopsis

Visions of symmetry contains Esch r's complete set of symmetry drawings reproduced in full colour and two Escher notebooks (which contain his theory of symmetry). In all, there are more than 350 intriguing illustrations (about 80 of which have never been published.) Escher's own descriptions, translated from the Dutch, provide a fascinating glimpse into the creative mind of this renowned graphic artist. Bringing ten years experience and enthusiasm to her work, author Doris Schattschneider (co-author of the best-selling book M. C Escher Kakidocycks) focuses on Escher's creation of interlocking figures and how he used them in his finished work. ' Visions of Symmetry is a visual and intellectual presentation of M. C. Escher's theory of symmetry and the interplay of art and science, making it the ideal book for Escher enthusiasts of all stripes-artists, designers, historians, mathematicians, and scientists.