Mathematics of design, for use in arts, letters and science
By: by Bronson Barlow.
Publisher: The author
Published: 1929
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Subjects: Design.
First sentence: A sheet of paper ruled in squares and a pair of compasses suffice to discover the 12 primative [sic] circles. 

That arc of a prime circle which lies within any square is the base line for the corresponding character. There are as many primary characters of each sign as there are squares traversed by the circumference of the prime circle.

A character is constructed by imparting a progressive shading or weight to the base line. The characters are assigned as symbols of digit values...
Description: Front matter includes notes on printing and acknowledgments. The "Introduction" and "Contents" pages contain narratives about the logic, symbolism and mathematics used in creating the subsequent pages.

The remainder of the book consists of hundreds of pages of complex designs produced by the regular alignment of various markings that strongly resemble ancient cuneiform. The marks are varicolored and printed on thin sheets of assorted pastel colors. The pages are neither labeled nor paginated. The front matter serves as a guide to understanding both the mathematical labeling system on each page and the resulting design based on the formulae expressed in the label.
Notes: "The present issue comprises about 200 copies and the type has been melted."

Dedication: 
"To the olden time, to the Assyrians, who wrote with the form of the wedge. 
"To the coming time, to the children of men, an instrument to discover truth and beauty."