Geometry and the visual arts /
Dan Pedoe.
- Dover ed.
- New York : Dover Pub., 1983, c1976.
- 296 p., [20] p. of plates : ill ; 22 cm.
Reprint. Originally published: Geometry and the liberal arts. New York : St. Martin's Press, c1976.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Studies the relationship of geometry to artistic achievement, looking at those aspects of geometry that can be found in the works of Vitruvius, Albrecht Durer, Leonardo da Vinci, and other artists and architects, and includes exercises through which readers can experience the aesthetic appeal of geometry.