Oliver Byrne. The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid. 45th Ed.
45th Edition Series
Scopri uno dei libri più strani e belli del XIX secolo: L'edizione di Oliver Byrne degli Elementi di Euclide. Quest'opera d'arte e di scienza combina colori primari e precisione matematica in una manifestazione di forme geometriche. Gli Elementi anticipano il design Bauhaus e persino la moderna grafica informativa.
Oliver Byrne. The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid. 45th Ed.
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Ancient Greek mathematics meets modernist design
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 as part of TASCHEN’s 45 series. A masterwork of art and science, it is as beautiful in the boldness of its red, yellow, and blue figures and diagrams as it is in the mathematical precision of its theories. In the simplicity of forms and colors, the pages anticipate the vigor of De Stijl and Bauhaus design. In making complex information at once accessible and aesthetically engaging, this work is a forerunner to the information graphics that today define much of our data consumption.
L'editore
Werner Oechslin studied art history, archaeology, philosophy, and mathematics. After doctoral studies in Zurich in 1970 he taught at MIT and Harvard University. From 1985 he was a professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, where he led the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture from 1986 to 2006. His research focuses on architectural theory and the cultural history of architecture. His most recent publication is Werkbundzeit : Kunst, Politik und Kommerz im Widerstreit (2021). He is the founder of Bibliothek Werner Oechslin in Einsiedeln.
Oliver Byrne. The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid. 45th Ed.
Copertina rigida, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.06 kg, 496 pagineISBN 978-3-7544-0017-3
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