Oliver Byrne. Six Books of Euclid

by Byrne Oliver, Euclid, Werner Oechslin

Book Overview

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 vivid...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836559382
• ISBN13: 9783836559386
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.8" x 7.9"