The Polyhedrists
Art and Geometry in the Long Sixteenth Century
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- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2022
Summary
A history of the relationship between art and geometry in early modern Europe.
In The Polyhedrists, Noam Andrews unfolds a history of the relationship between art and geometry in early modern Europe, told largely through a collective of ground-breaking artisan-artists (among them, Luca Pacioli, Albrecht Dürer, Wenzel Jamnitzer, and Lorentz Ster) and by detailed analysis of a rich visual panoply of their work, featuring paintings, prints, decorative arts, cabinetry, and lavish…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262046640 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262046644 |
| Author: | Noam Andrews |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Noam Andrews
Noam Andrews, a historian and architect, is Research Fellow in the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy at Ghent University, Belgium. He has taught at Ghent University, New York University, and the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA), and has been the recipient of fellowships from Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Villa I Tatti, Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.
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