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Visions of Symmetry:

Notebooks, Periodic Drawings, and Related Work of M.C. Escher
Frontcover
4 Rezensionen
Henry Holt and Company, 15.08.1992 - 304 Seiten

The only book to combine illustrations of M.C. Escher`s notebooks with the complete body of his symmetry drawings (180 of which were unpublished before this book) . It offers a fascinating journey of discovery for Escher afficionados of all kinds, including artists, designers, historians, mathematicians, and scientists. " A study of Escher`s art and thoughts and an intellectual biography of the artist. " --Choice. 430 illustrations.

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Review: Visions of Symmetry

Nutzerbericht  - Jim - Goodreads

Fascinating book. Kind of a peek into his notebook to give you an idea of design elements into his works. It gives you an excellent idea of how his mind works. Probably not the 1st Escher book you ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Visions of Symmetry

Nutzerbericht  - Sherry - Goodreads

Mmmmm....Escher...very cool. Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Über den Autor (1992)

Doris Schattschneider holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University and taught mathematics at Moravian College for 34 years. She is the author of more than 40 articles, and author or editor of several books. She was Director for two FIPSE-funded projects that developed A COMPANION TO CALCULUS and mentored several campuses in developing a course integrating precalculus review with a first course in calculus. She has been active in the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) at all levels, and was editor of MATHEMATICS MAGAZINE 1981?1985. In 1993 she received the national MAA Award for Distinguished Teaching of College or University Mathematics.

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