To students and practitioners of anamorphic art, the name of Jean-Francois Niceron is more than preeminent; it has become iconic. Through his one great treatise of mathematical art, La Perspective Curieuse, produced in his short but brilliant career, Niceron's name has become synonymous with a whole branch of art. His book was first published in 1638. An augmented version was then translated into Latin by Mersenne in 1646. A newly amended and augmented version was retranslated into French by Roberval in 1652. This book is an English translation of the 1652 text, with reference to the 1638 and 1646 versions.
Niceron himself did not intend to produce a great work of mathematical theory, but a useful manual for practitioners and artists. As a result, his text at times includes approximations. Considering the continuted high reputation of the book, the mathematics have been checked for correctness and consistency, and the authors have provided a full commentary, pointing out the most difficult turns of the 17th-century French, the respective contributions of Niceron, Mersenne and Roberval, and explaining Niceron's greatest insights and weaknesses.
With a Mathematical and Historical Commentary by James L. Hunt, John Sharp, and Dominique Raynaud
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Höhe: 240 mm
Breite: 153 mm
Dicke: 30 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-86698-609-0 (9780866986090)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
James Hunt graduated in physics from the University of Toronto, and taught physics for 35 years at the University of Guelph, Canada. On his retirement in 1999, he switched his research interests to the interaction of mathematics and art and began a collaborative association with John Sharp. He is the co-author of textbooks on elementary physics and environmental physics.
John Sharp started his career as an analytical chemist before becoming a technical writer, authoring manuals on a variety of software and hardware products. He also taught geometry as continuing education, and organised and lectured at Bridges Maths and Art conferences. He is known for paper sculpture including books on sliceform surfaces.
Dominique Raynaud is a science historian at Universite Grenoble Alpes, France. He has dedicated most of his research work to the history of geometry, optics, and linear perspective. Among his publications are A Critical Edition of Ibn al-Haytham's Epistle on the Shape of the Eclipse: The First Experimental Study of the Camera Obscura (2016), Studies on Binocular Vision (2016), Scientific Controversies (2015), Optics and the Rise of Perspective (2014).
Sylvia Hunt is a professor of literature at Laurentian University, Canada.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Stvan Orosz
Introduction
History of Perspective Drawing
Timeline of Anamorphosis (1495-1725)
Historical and Biographical Sketch
History of the Minim Order
Marin Mersenne
Jean-Francois Niceron
Gilles Personne de Roberval
The Editions
Source of the Text
Table of Concordances between the Editions of 1638, 1646, and 1652
The Graphics
Transcription of the Text
Pagination
Mathematical Commentary and Explanatory Notes
Bibliography
Curious Perspective by Jean-Francois Niceron
Preface
Geometrical Introduction
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
Volume IV
Mathematical Commentary
The Fundamentals of Perspective
Commentary on Geometrical Introduction
Commentary on Volume I
Commentary on Volume II
Commentary on Volume III
Commentary on Volume IV
Appendices
Natural Magic in the Seventeenth Century
Laboratory and Workshop Techniques
The Compas Proportionnel or the Sector
