Oct 24, 2012

Euclid's Elements as Paper Sculpture



Helen Friel has collaborated with Moo’s Luxe Project to create an extraordinary set of 3D versions of mathematician Oliver Byrne’s famous illustrations of Euclid’s Elements.

Oliver Byrne’s 1847 edition of Euclid’s Geometry is a striking example of Victorian typesetting and book design, notable for its use of colour and layout to express mathematical proofs. It seems worth sharing here for its experimental use of graphic forms for teaching geometry.



Also check out:

Euclidiennes de Guillevic, Poésie/Gallimard, 1967
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And the very nice reprint of the the exceptional book "The First Six Books of The Elements of Euclid" by Oliver Byrne.
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