The World of M. C. Escher

1 lingua: inglese Legat. edit. rigida con sovrac. illustrata, cm 31x23, pag. 263, con circa 300 illustraz. incluse 8 tavole a colori a piena pagina - A cura di J. L. Locher - edizione 1988 (la precedente edizione era del 1971) - Maurits Cornelis Escher was born on 17 June, 1898, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, displaying his prodigious talent for art while still at school. His work is universally recognised and exhibited - This volume explores the diversified appeal of Escher's prints, whose reach spans the fields of mathematics and poetry, science fiction and art history. The five essays, including one by Escher himself, are by scientists as well as art historians. The illustrations afford the student and scholar a comprehensive view of Escher's total work, comprising a graphic catalogue that is at once technically masterful and compelling; with 300 illustrations, including 8 in full color from originals by Escher it also includes several substantial text sections explaining Netherlander Escher and his original small following, the precision and mathematical study which made him a favorite with technical admirers, and his own motivations and feelings about his unique brand of fractal and illusion oriented art are all discussed - Perfetto stato.