Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci

Atalay, Bulent

ISBN 10: 1588341712 / ISBN 13: 9781588341716

Published by Smithsonian Books, 2004

About this Item

2005 7th hardcover printing inscribed (which always means to a particular person) by the author on the title page and with his business card laid in. Small fold on front flap, a bit of sunning on cover, else fine. Seller Inventory # ABE-1669237422387

Bibliographic Details

Title: Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science ...

Publisher: Smithsonian Books

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Inscribed by Author

Edition: 1st Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

The genius of one of the greatest artists in history is explained in an analysis of the art and science contained within his work, such as his usage of the "golden ratio," the mathematical concept key to understanding the link between art and nature.

About the Author:

Bülent Atalay, a professor of physics at Mary Washington College, an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, is also an accomplished artist whose lithographs have been published in Lands of Washington and Oxford and the English Countryside. He lives in Virginia.