Symmetry, Ornament and Modularity (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789812380807)

This book discusses the origins of ornamental art -- illustrated by the oldest examples, dating mostly from the paleolithic and neolithic ages, and considered from the theory-of-symmetry point of view. Because of its multidisciplinary nature, it will interest a wide range of readers: mathematicians, artists, art historians, architects, psychologists, and anthropologists.The book represents the complete analysis of plane symmetry structures, so it can be used by artists as a guide to the creation of new symmetry patterns. Some parts of the contents (such as Chapter 4, about conformal symmetry, and Chapter 6, about modularity in art) give the reader an opportunity to develop computer programs for producing images illustrating the corresponding symmetry forms.

Author: Slavik Vlado Jablan
ISBN-10: 9812380809
ISBN-13: 9789812380807
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 08/14/2002
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.32w x 0.90d