Architecture And Geometry In The Age Of The Baroque; Author: Hersey, George L.; Hardback; Book

Author: Hersey, George L.
Hardback; Book; 52 Colour Plates, 106 Halftones, 52 Line Drawings,
280 pages
Published: October 2001
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226327833

The age of the baroque -- a time of great strides in science and mathematics -- also saw the construction of some of the world's most magnificent buildings. In this book, George L. Hersey explores the interrelations of the two developments, explaining how the advancements of geometry and the abstractions of mathematicians were made concrete in the architecture of the day.The age of Baroque witnessed the construction of some magnificent buildings, but what did the work of architects such as Bernini and Wren have to do with Descartes and Newton? George L. Hersey explores the ways in which Baroque architecture reflects the scientific thinking of the time.