Oliver Byrne. Six Books of Euclid by Oechslin, Werner

Oliver Byrne. Six Books of Euclid

Nearly a century before Mondrian made geometrical red, yellow, and blue lines famous, 19th-century mathematician Oliver Byrne...
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Author: Werner Oechslin
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Oliver Byrne. Six Books of Euclid by Oechslin, Werner

Oliver Byrne. Six Books of Euclid

CHF 33.29

Oliver Byrne. Six Books of Euclid

CHF 33.29
Author: Werner Oechslin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

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 Bibliotheca Universalis 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.

About the series

Bibliotheca Universalis -- Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!



Author: Werner Oechslin
Publisher: Taschen
Published: 01/17/2017
Pages: 504
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.80w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9783836559386

About the Author
Oechslin, Werner: - "Werner Oechslin studied art history, archaeology, philosophy, and mathematics. After doctoral studies in Zurich in 1970 he taught at MIT and Harvard University. Since 1985 he has been 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 Palladianismus: Andrea Palladio - Werk und Wirkung (2008). He is the founder of Bibliothek Werner Oechslin in Einsiedeln."

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