The seduction of curves : the lines of beauty that connect mathematics, art, and the nude / Allan Mc...
The seduction of curves : the lines of beauty that connect mathematics, art, and the nude / Allan Mc...
The seduction of curves : the lines of beauty that connect mathematics, art, and the nude / Allan McRobie ; with photography by Helena Weightman.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press, [2017]
Call Numbers
GQ 2018/0028
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1.The Alphabet of Beautiful Curves -- 2.The Fold -- 3.The Cusp -- 4.The Swallowtail -- 5.The Butterfly -- 6.The Wigwam -- 7.Lips, Beaks, Gull, Goose -- 8.The Persistence of Cusps -- 9.Moire and Dupin -- 10.The Umbilics -- 11.Catastrophe Optics -- 12.The Rainbow -- 13.Gravitational Lenses -- 14.Stabi...
Publication information
Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2017]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In this large-format book, lavishly illustrated in color throughout, Allan McRobie takes the reader on an alluring exploration of the beautiful curves that shape our world--from our bodies to Salvador Dalí's paintings and the space-time fabric of the universe itself. The book focuses on seven curves--the fold, cusp, swallowtail, and butterfly, plu...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The seduction of curves : the lines of beauty that connect mathematics, art, and the nude / Allan McRobie ; with photography by Helena Weightman.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
GQ 2018/0028
Record Identifier
74VKVGRlA0OM
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGRlA0OM
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0691175330
9780691175331
DDC
516.152
MMS ID
991024152414802626
