Oliver Byrne’s illustrated edition of Elements Nearly a century before Mondrian made geometrical red, yellow, and blue lines famous, 19th-century mathematician Oliver Byrne employed the color scheme for his 1847 edition of Euclid’s mathematical and geometric treatise Elements. Byrne’s idea was to use color to make learning easier and “diffuse permanent knowledge.” The result has been described as one of the oddest and most beautiful books of the 19th century. The facsimile of Byrne’s vivid publication... Celý popis

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Oliver Byrne’s illustrated edition of Elements

Nearly a century before Mondrian made geometrical red, yellow, and blue lines famous, 19th-century mathematician Oliver Byrne employed the color scheme for his 1847 edition of Euclid’s mathematical and geometric treatise Elements. Byrne’s idea was to use color to make learning easier and “diffuse permanent knowledge.” The result has been described as one of the oddest and most beautiful books of the 19th century.

The facsimile of Byrne’s vivid publication is now available in a beautiful new edition. A masterwork of art and science, it
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Rok vydání 2022
Autor Oliver Byrne
Počet stran 396
Výrobce Taschen GmbH
Vazba Pevná
Jazyk anglické
Váha 1656 gramů