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050 0 0 _aNX180.M33
_bC83 2013
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100 1 _aCucker, Felipe,
_d1958-
245 1 0 _aManifold mirrors :
_bthe crossing paths of the arts and mathematics /
_cFelipe Cucker, City University of Hong Kong
250 _a1st ed
260 _aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2013
300 _ax, 415 pages :
_billustrations (chiefly color) ;
_c26 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 395-401) and indexes
505 0 _aSpace and geometry -- Motions on the plane -- The many symmetries of planar objects -- The many objects with planar symmetries -- Reflections on the mirror -- A raw material -- Stretching the plane -- Aural wallpaper -- The dawn of perspective -- A repertoire of drawing systems -- The vicissitudes of perspective -- The vicissitudes of geometry -- Symmetries in non-Euclidean geometries -- The shape of the universe -- Appendix: rule-driven creation
520 _aMost works of art, whether illustrative, musical or literary, are created subject to a set of constraints. In many (but not all) cases, these constraints have a mathematical nature, for example, the geometric transformations governing the canons of J.S. Bach, the various projection systems used in classical painting, the catalog of symmetries found in Islamic art, or the rules concerning poetic structure. This fascinating book describes geometric frameworks underlying this constraint-based creation. The author provides a development in geometry, a description of how these frameworks fit the creative process within several art practices, and discusses the perceptual effects derived from the presence of particular geometric characteristics
650 0 _aArts
_xMathematics
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