2265

Elements English

by Oliver Byrne Elements of Euclid

Taschen : K�oln

c2010

2 v. (xxix, 268 p., 95 p.) : col. ill. ; 24 cm

Issued in a case , Full-color facsimile reproduction of Byrne's 1847 edition, accompanied by a volume of commentary , "This remarkable example of Victorian printing has been described as one of the most peculiar yet beautiful books of the 19th century"--Publisher's leaflet laid in case , Facsimile volume originally published: London : William Pickering, 1847 , The accompanying commentary volume contains two essays by Werner Oechslin; each essay is printed in the original German and in English and French translations. The English titles of the essays are: Euclid's geometry, (not) a Via Regia?; and, "To facilitate their acquirement" : Oliver Byrne's The first six books of the Elements of Euclid : didactic, colourful, and eccentric. , "Project management: Petra Lamers-Sch�utze, Cologne"--Commentary volume, p. 95. , Includes bibliographical references (commentary volume, p. 93-95).

AU Byrne, Oliver , AU Oechslin, Werner , AU Lamers-Sch�utze, Petra

QA

31

.E875

2010