M.C. Escher: Visions of SymmetryThis volume includes many of Escher's masterworks, as well as hundreds of lesser-known examples of his work. It also features an illustrated epilogue by the author that reveals new information about Escher's inspiration and shows how his ideas of symmetry have influenced mathematicians, computer scientists, and contemporary artists. Visions of Symmetry is a trip into the mind of a creator who continues to captivate the world. |
Contents
Early signs 2 The fascination of regular division of the plane | 9 |
An important journey 15 The open gate 19 The geometric | 44 |
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Copyright | |
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200 mm image 230 mm sheet A3 type adjacent motifs Alhambra artist birds block carved Château-d'Oex color symmetry colored pencil column congruent contrasting color create crystallographers decorative Drawn at Baarn Drawn at Ukkel edges Escher notes Escher refers Escher system Escher's drawing Escher's periodic drawings Escher's prints example figures fill the plane fish folio four glide-reflection Grafiek en tekeningen H. S. M. Coxeter Hague-GM half-turn centers Heesch hexagons illustrations India ink intarsia interlocked isohedral kleuren lizards M. C. Escher mathematical mathematicians Metamorphosis Metamorphosis III mm image motifs notebook outline panel parallelograms PERIODIC DESIGN Periodic Drawings plate plane filling Pólya's polygons Published in Periodic reflection symmetry Regelmatige vlakverdeling Related graphic rhombus rotation Sachs shape shows single motif sketch square surface Symmetry group pl systemen tessellations theory tiles tion transformations transitional system translation Ukkel variant vertices VIIC visual watercolor Woodcut