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The golden mean : mathematics and the fine arts / Charles F. Linn.
Author
Linn, Charles F.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/Created
Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc., [1974]
©1974
Description
xvii, 131 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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NX180.M33L56
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Arts
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Mathematics
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Juvenile literature
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Medium/Support
25 cm
Summary note
Examines the mathematical concepts of symmetry, proportion, perspective, patterns, regularity and simple ratios and their application to music, painting, sculpture and architecture.
Bibliographic references
Bibliography: p. [121]-123.
Contents
The mathematical heart of the matter
Music by the easy numbers
Proportions, divine and otherwise
Not by math alone
Systematic and proper deception
Symmetry, patterns, and ornament
The measure of beauty
Curves and pitch
Math in mod
Math forms in art.
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ISBN
0385041101
9780385041102
0385092571 ((lib. bdg.))
9780385092579 ((lib. bdg.))
LCCN
73015480
OCLC
979996
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