The polyhedrists: art and geometry in the long sixteenth century

Abstract

"The Polyhedrists offers a critical history of the development of geometry in the early modern period, and explores the role of the platonic solids in late Renaissance art and culture"--Provided by publisher.

Contents

Rhombicosidodecahedra -- Corpora regulata et irregulata -- Instruction in measurement -- Geometria and the Lehrbuch -- Lover of the art of perspective -- Cut apart in many ways -- The violence of whimsy -- Epilogue : Corpora irregulata et regulata -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgements.