Aesthetic Measure
Douban
ISBN: 9780766130944
author:
George D. Birkhoff
publishing house:
Kessinger Publishing
publication date: 2003
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price: USD 28.95
number of pages: 292
George D. Birkhoff
overview
An attempt to bring the basic formal side of art within the purview of simple mathematical formula defining aesthetic measure. Contents: the basic formula; polygonal forms; ornaments and tilings; vases; diatonic chords; diatonic harmony; melody; musical quality in poetry; earlier aesthetic theories; art and aesthetics. Over 20 plates and illustrations.