Proportion: In Art & Architecture

Author(s)/Editor(s): Schneider, Michael - -

Binding: QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
YearMonthDay of Publication: 20230315
Standardized Book Category: Techniques - General
Language: English
Page Count: 00064

Publisher Marketing: What is the difference between ratio and proportion? When is a harmonic rectangle also geometric? Do pentagons, hexagons, and heptagons really each have their own characters? Is there a secret to great art?

In this beautiful little book, art educator Michael Schneider presents a groundbreaking synthesis of proportion in the ancient world. From temples to dinner plates, paintings to pots, archways to jewelry, discover the eternally useful tools and techniques of the masters.