M.C. Escher
Subtitle: visions of symmetry : notebooks, periodic drawings, and related works
By: Doris Schattschneider.
Contributors: Escher, M. C. 1898-1972
Edition: New ed.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Escher, M. C. -- 1898-1972 -- Sources; Symmetry (Art); Color in art
Genres: Sources.
Other titles: Visions of symmetry
Description: "Doris Schattschneider's Visions of Symmetry is a study of Escher's work. It deals with one powerful obsession that preoccupied Escher: what he called "the regular division of the plane," the puzzlelike interlocking of birds, fish, lizards, and other natural forms in continuous patterns. Schattschneider asks, "How did he do it?" She answers the question by analyzing Escher's notebooks." "Visions of Symmetry includes many of Escher's masterworks, as well as hundreds of lesser-known examples of his work. This new edition also features a foreward and an illustrated epilogue that reveals new information about Escher's inspiration and shows how his ideas of symmetry have influenced mathematicians, computer scientists, and contemporary artists."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Visions of symmetry, 1990.

Includes bibliographical references and index.