Overview
- Examines the how Leonardo da Vinci used concepts of mathematics for architectural projects
- Report on a real-life construction project using Leonardo’s principles
Part of the book series: Nexus Network Journal (NNJ, volume 10,1)
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The quintessential Renaissance Man, Leonardo da Vinci was well aware of the fundamental importance of mathematics for architecture. This issue of the Nexus Network Journal examines Leonardo’s knowledge of theoretical mathematics, explores how he used concepts of geometry in his designs for architectural projects, and reports on a real-life construction project using Leonardo’s principles. Authors include Sylvie Duvernoy, Kim Williams, Rinus Roelofs, Biagio Di Carlo, Mark Reynolds, João Pedro Xavier, Vesna Petresin, Christopher Glass, and Jane Burry. To complete the issue Rachel Fletcher writes her Geometer’s Angle column on "Dynamic Symmetry", Michael Ostwald reviews A Theory of General Ethics by Warwick Fox, Sarah Clough Edwards reviews Inigo Jones and the Classical Tradition by Christy Anderson, and Sylvie Duvernoy reviews Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt by Corinna Rossi.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Letter from the Guest Editor
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Leonardo da Vinci: Architecture and Mathematics
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Geometer’s Angle
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Didactics
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nexus Network Journal 10,1
Book Subtitle: Architecture and Mathematics
Editors: Sylvie Duvernoy
Series Title: Nexus Network Journal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8728-0
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Birkhäuser Basel 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-8727-3Published: 17 April 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7643-8728-0Published: 16 December 2008
Series ISSN: 1590-5896
Series E-ISSN: 1522-4600
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IV, 204
Topics: Mathematics, general