A beautiful and useful handbook on the Golden Section--also known as
the Golden Ratio and Golden Mean--a perfect gift book.
The Golden Section is a line segment divided into two parts, such that
the ratio of the short portion to the longer portion is equal to the
ratio of the longer portion to the whole. It is one of the most elegant
and beautiful ratios of the mathematical universe because of its
combination of elegance and simplicity-hence the divine nature of its
name.
Drawing on art, architecture, philosophy, nature, mathematics, geometry,
and music-and beautifully illustrated in the Wooden Books fashion with
all manner of images-The Golden Section will tell the story of this
remarkable construct and its wide ranging impact on civilization and the
natural world.
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.