| Description |
xiii, 370 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Series |
New Items
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| Contents |
Foreword : patterns that haunt the mind / Douglas R. Hofstadter -- Ch. 1. The route to regular division -- Ch. 2. The 1941-1942 notebooks -- Ch. 3. The regular division drawings -- Ch. 4. The use of regular division -- Ch. 5. Notes on the drawings |
| Summary |
"Doris Schattschneider's Visions of Symmetry is a study of Escher's work. It deals with one powerful obsession that preoccupied Escher: what he called "the regular division of the plane," the puzzlelike interlocking of birds, fish, lizards, and other natural forms in continuous patterns. Schattschneider asks, "How did he do it?" She answers the question by analyzing Escher's notebooks." "Visions of Symmetry includes many of Escher's masterworks, as well as hundreds of lesser-known examples of his work. This new edition also features a foreword and an illustrated epilogue that reveals new information about Escher's inspiration and shows how his ideas of symmetry have influenced mathematicians, computer scientists, and contemporary artists."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Rev. and expanded ed. of: Visions of symmetry, 1990 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-364) and indexes |
| Subject |
Escher, M. C. (Maurits Cornelis), 1898-1972 -- Sources.
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Symmetry (Art)
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Color in art.
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| Author |
Escher, M. C. (Maurits Cornelis), 1898-1972.
Visions of symmetry
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| LC no. |
2003025109 |
| ISBN |
0810943085 |
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