Miranda Lundy gives us a beautiful glimpse into the world of shapes
and the geometry behind some of mankind's most famous creations.
Geometry is one of a group of special sciences - Number, Music and
Cosmology are the others - found identically in nearly every culture on
earth. In this small volume, Miranda Lundy presents a unique
introduction to this most ancient and timeless of universal sciences.
Sacred Geometry demonstrates what happens to space in two dimensions -
a subject last flowering in the art, science and architecture of the
Renaissance and seen in the designs of Stonehenge, mosque decorations
and church windows. With exquisite hand-drawn images throughout showing
the relationship between shapes, the patterns of coin circles, and the
definition of the golden section, it will forever alter the way in which
you look at a triangle, hexagon, arch, or spiral.
Wooden Books was founded in 1999 by designer John Martineau near
Hay-on-Wye. The aim was to produce a beautiful series of recycled books
based on the classical philosophies, arts and sciences. Using the
Beatrix Potter formula of text facing picture pages, and old-styles
fonts, along with hand-drawn illustrations and 19th century engravings,
the books are designed not to date. Small but stuffed with information.
Eco friendly and educational. Big ideas in a tiny space. There are over
1,000,000 Wooden Books now in print worldwide and growing.
