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M. C. Escher pop-ups / Courtney Watson McCarthy.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio NE670.E75 M33 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCarthy, Courtney Watson.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Escher, M. C. (Maurits Cornelis), 1898-1972--Criticism and interpretation.
- Escher, M. C.
- Escher, M. C. (Maurits Cornelis), 1898-1972.
- Pop-up books--Specimens.
- Pop-up books.
- Genre:
- Pop-up books.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Specimens.
- Physical Description:
- 16 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : Thames & Hudson Inc., 500 Fifth Avenue, 2011.
- Summary:
- The graphic art of Maurits Cornelis Escher is like that of no other artist. Instantly recognizable to millions around the world, his works represent an endlessly fascinating marriage of art and mathematics. Exploring themes of infinity and paradox, impossible geometry and warped perspective, Eschers world is one of playful imagination and the unexpected, executed with precision and exquisite attention to detail. This outsized, lavish books pop-up format adds even more intrigue, bringing his dazzling, baffling designs to life.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Smaller and Smaller
- Reptiles
- Balcony
- Symmetry Drawings (No. 76 (Horse/Bird) and No. 88 (Seahorse)
- Other World (Another World)
- Swans
- Blowball
- Bond of Union
- Waterfall
- Metamorphosis III.
- Notes:
- "First published in 2011 in hardcover in the United States of America by Thames & Hudson Inc. ..."
- ISBN:
- 9780500515907 :
- 0500515905
- OCLC:
- 711052007
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