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    Title
    The Geometry of Art and Life
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Matila Ghyka
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 208
    Width: 137 mm
    Height: 214 mm
    Thickness: 11 mm
    Weight: 218 g
    Audience
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9780486235424
    ISBN 10: 0486235424
    Classifications
    BISAC category code: PHI001000
    BIC subject category: PBP
    Dewey: 701.17
    LC classification: N7430.G47
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: S7.8
    BICMainSubject: PBM
    BISAC category code: ART009000
    Dewey: 701.17
    BISAC category code: SCI000000
    BISAC category code: MAT000000
    BISAC category code: ART021000
    Edition
    2, Revised
    Edition statement
    Revised edition
    Illustrations note
    64 figures, 80 plates
    Publisher
    Dover Publications Inc.
    Imprint name
    Dover Publications Inc.
    Publication date
    01 March 1978
    Publication City/Country
    New York/US
    Main description
    This classic study probes the geometric interrelationships between art and life in discussions that range from Plato, Pythagoras, and Archimedes to modern architecture and art. Other topics include the Golden Section, geometrical shapes on the plane, geometrical shapes in space, crystal lattices, and many other fascinating subjects. Includes 80 plates and 64 figures.