Geometry and the Liberal Arts

For an architect like Vitruvius and artists like Leonardo and Dürer the fascination of geometry lay in its contribution to solving problems of order, proportion and perspective. With more recent excitement over the 'new mathematics,' we have tended to neglect geometry's lasting appeal to artists, scientists and philosophers; but in this book Professor Pedoe, taking these three great practitioners as his principal examples, redresses the balance and traces the effect that geometry has had on artistic achievement.

Published 1976, Peregrine Book.

Binding of book is intact. Slight shelfwear and fraying on covers of book. Moderate tanning and foxing on edges of book. Few spots of mold on bottom edge of book. Some foxing on insides of covers. Some foxing on certain pages. Plates remain intact with slight foxing.