The invention of infinity : mathematics and art in the Renaissance

J.V. Field

Renaissance craftsmen, such as painters, were educated in 'practical mathematics'. This book tells us the fascintating story of how the artisan tradition made important contributions not only to art but also to 'proper' mathematics. Beautiful works of art and famous theorems are linked together in a way that leads to a clearer understanding and greater enjoyment of both. Covering roughly the period from 1300 to 1650, the author shows how, during this time, a new form of geometry - projective geometry - emerged in the context of the artists' mathematics of perspective. Stories of taking measurements while balanced on scaffolding are interspersed with delightful scholarly analyses of the mathematics of great works of art. The text is beautifully illustrated throughout with both photographs and drawings.

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[目次]

  • 1. Medieval mathematics and optics and the Renaissance style in art
  • 2. Building, drawing and 'artificial perspective'
  • 3. Through the wall: Masaccio's Trinity fresco
  • 4. Piero della Francesca's mathematics
  • 5. Piero della Francesca's perspective treatise
  • 6. Practitioners and patricians
  • 7. The Professionals move in
  • 8. Beyond the Ancients
  • 9. Fragmented perspective
  • Appendix 1 The abacists' favourite scalene triangle: 13, 14, 15
  • Bibliography

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書名 The invention of infinity : mathematics and art in the Renaissance
著作者等 Field, Judith Veronica
Field J.V.
出版元 Oxford University Press
刊行年月 1997
ページ数 xii, 250 p.
大きさ 26 cm
ISBN 0198523947
NCID BA31161562
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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