The Mathematical Works Of Leon Battista
. Ed(S): Williams, Kim; March, Lionel; Wassell, Stephen R.
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Paperback. This text contains the following four mathematical treatises of the 15th century polymath, Leon Alberti: Ludi matematici, De Componendis Cifris, Elementi di pittura and De lunularum quadratura. Each treatise, presented in modern English, includes commentary. Editor(s): Williams, Kim; March, Lionel; Wassell, Stephen R. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
Leon Battista Alberti was an outstanding polymath of the fifteenth century, alongside Piero della Francesca and before Leonardo da Vinci. While his contributions to architecture and the visual arts are well known and available in good English editions, and much of his literary and social writings are also available in English, his mathematical works are not well represented in readily available, accessible English editions have remained accessible only to specialists. The four treatises included here – Ludi matematici, De Componendis Cifris, Elementi di pittura and De lunularum quadratura – are extremely valuable in rounding out the portrait of this multitalented ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783034807470
SKU
V9783034807470
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Reviews for The Mathematical Works Of Leon Battista
From the reviews: “The book under review contains, in parallel translation and with extensive commentary, Alberti’s short treatise On Painting. … The commentaries in the book are thorough and interesting. … a useful source for project work in the history of mathematics, parts of it being well suited to students with only modest mathematical understanding; others, such as the ... Read more