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Symmetry : Through the Eyes of Old Masters.

"A large range of symmetries in art is presented through clear and aesthetically outstanding examples of historical ornaments. Compendious comments illustrate the selected photographic material by addressing the interested and specialist"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Makovicky, E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin/Boston, UNITED STATES : De Gruyter, 2016.
©2016
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments ; Contents ; Introduction ; 1 Fundamentalcategories ; 1.1 Symmetries of finite objects: Zero-dimensionalornaments ; 1.2 Friezes and guilloche ; 2 The convenient start: Plane groups of symmetry ; 3 Intertwined patterns: Layer groups of symmetry.
  • 4 Two-colored periodic ornamentation 5 Polychromatic patterns ; 6 Beyond 2D groups: Hypersymmetry, superstructures, two symmetries in one pattern, the "order-disorder" patterns, homothety and similarity, inversion and nonlinear patterns ; 6.1 Hypersymmetry.
  • 6.2 Superstructures and designs with several levels 6.3 Two or more symmetries in one pattern ; 6.4 Twinning ; 6.5 The "order-disorder" patterns ; 6.6 Homologous series ; 6.7 Inversion in a circle ; 6.8 Homothety and similarity ; 6.9 Chirality, enantiomorphs, hands.
  • 6.10 The nonlinear art of Hans Hinterreiter 7 Quasiperiodic patterns ; 8 Fractals and fractal character ; 9 Style and symmetry
  • symmetry and style ; References ; Index.