The Invention of Infinity: Mathematics and Art in the Renaissance
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, New York, New York, U. S. A., 1997
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First Edition/First Printing. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Book Is Bound In Red Cloth Over Boards With White Lettering On The Spine. Minor Wear With Bumping To The Lower Corners.
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- Title
- The Invention of Infinity: Mathematics and Art in the Renaissance
- Author
- Field, J. V.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, New York, New York, U. S. A.
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0198523947
- ISBN 13
- 9780198523949
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Art/Photography/Sculpture, European History, Science/Mathematics/Technology/
Here is the fascinating history of the emergence of modern mathematics during the Renaissance, and its intimate relationship with the artisan and artistic traditions of the time. The book covers the period from 1300 to 1650, when craftsmen were educated in "practical mathematics," and when the field of mathematics was gradually taking up a more significant place on the intellectual landscape. Field traces the influence of the mathematics of perspective in the arts, and shows how this led to the invention of a new kind of geometry in the 17th century--the new projective geometry of Desargues--which proved to be a highly significant contribution to the development of modern mathematics. Additionally, the author explores the 14th and 15th-century "abacus" schools popular among merchants and craftsmen, and the contrast between these practical, widely used tools and the abstract arithmetic and geometry taught in the universities of the time, and their application in the theory of music and elementary astronomy.
Extensively illustrated with superb color and black and white plates, and including selected extracts from the original mathematical texts, this clear and entertaining account will delight anyone interested in the history of mathematics and art, as well as in the multi-layered social history of the Renaissance.
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About the Author
Dr. J.V. Field is a Research Fellow in the Department of the History of Art at Birkbeck College, University of London.
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