WHAT DO THE SHELLS OF NAUTILUS SNAILS, PINEAPPLE, MARILYN MONROE’S FACE AND AN ASTON MARTIN HAVE IN COMMON?
THE LONG OVERDUE VISUAL MANUAL ON THE GOLDEN MEAN FOR ALL FIELDS OF KNOWLEDGE
THE “DIVINA PROPORTIONE” IN MATHEMATICS, NATURE, ART, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
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Divine Golden Ingenious
The Golden Ratio as a Theory of Everything?
Does a mystic, divine formula lie behind everything that is beautiful? For centuries the golden mean has been a subject of endless fascination. The ratio of the proportion can be seen in Nature; it runs through artistic design processes and it affects our perception of our surroundings. But how much of this apparent “world formula” is true, and how much of it is myth?
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The history of the golden mean begins with Euclid in the 3rd century BC. But it was only in the 19th century that it was raised to the universal constant of beauty. From this point onwards the “golden section” was described in flora and fauna; the famous Fibonacci
number. It determines the growth of the pineapple; and Le Corbusier optimised architecture by means of the Modulor. But does this art-historical phenomenon really play a universal role in the organisation of our world? Authors from all fields analyse the Golden Mean with regard to function, demonstrability and relevance, also by means of current examples from art and design as well as in comparison with the DIN and the tatami measurement.
number. It determines the growth of the pineapple; and Le Corbusier optimised architecture by means of the Modulor. But does this art-historical phenomenon really play a universal role in the organisation of our world? Authors from all fields analyse the Golden Mean with regard to function, demonstrability and relevance, also by means of current examples from art and design as well as in comparison with the DIN and the tatami measurement.
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This is a delightful publication with chapters that cover all aspects of the mysterious Golden Ratio. The book is beautifully produced and graphically rich, numerous illustrations in both colour and black & white lift the book above the ordinary. Perhaps this is also partly because the layout of the book is based on the golden ratio.
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Essays by W. Beinert, A. Beutelspacher, M. Braun, W. Busch, C. Erbar, K. Fendius, J. Fingerhut, H. Fladt, O. Götze, P. Hirschmiller,
H. Höge, B. Högner, M.-L. Kinne, M. Kuhn, P. Leins, M. Lauer, D. Lordick, T. Niemeyer, K. Schillinger, F. Schütz, E. Spiekermann, P. Zizka
224 pages, 115 colour illustrations
17.8 × 23 cm, softcover
H. Höge, B. Högner, M.-L. Kinne, M. Kuhn, P. Leins, M. Lauer, D. Lordick, T. Niemeyer, K. Schillinger, F. Schütz, E. Spiekermann, P. Zizka
224 pages, 115 colour illustrations
17.8 × 23 cm, softcover
ISBN: 978-3-7774-2692-1
Keywords
Corbusier, tatami, Fibonacci
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