M.C. Escher : visions of symmetry

by Doris Schattschneider

Hardcover, 2004

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New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2004

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Discusses the artist's discovery of the world of geometry and how he used this knowledge to create interlocking figures and patterns.

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LibraryThing member fpagan
Oh wow, hundreds of drawings by the Dutchman (1898-1972) many mathematicians and computer scientists would consider the greatest artist who ever lived. There's extensive how-he-did-it discussion, but it's a treat just to leaf through the color-packed pages of this large-format tome.

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