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Taschen GmbH Oliver Byrne. The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid
Nearly a century before Mondrian made geometrical red, yellow, and blue lines famous, 19th-century mathematician Oliver Byrne employed the color scheme for his 1847 edition of Euclid’s mathematical and geometric treatise Elements. Byrne’s idea was to use color to make learning easier and “diffuse permanent knowledge.” The result has been described as one of the oddest and most beautiful books of the 19th century. The facsimile of Byrne’s seminal publication is now available in a beautiful new edition. A masterwork of art and science, it is as remarkable in the boldness of its red, yellow, and blue figures and diagrams as it is in the mathematical precision of its theories. In the simplicity of forms and colors, the pages anticipate the vigor of De Stijl and Bauhaus design. In making complex information at once accessible and aesthetically engaging, this work is a forerunner to the information graphics that today define much of our data consumption.
£40.00
Arquine The First Modern Building in Mexico: Twin Houses of Paul Artaria and Hans Schmidt
Mexico City's first modernist building: A house by Swiss architects Hans Schmidt and Paul Artaria This volume chronicles the iconic double house in Mexico City constructed in 1930 by Swiss architects Hans Schmidt (1938-1972) and Paul Artaria (1892-1959). Built in the booming Colonia Del Valle neighborhood, the house was one of the first modernist buildings in Mexico City.
£17.50
