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Book, The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid
This is a Book. It was designed by Charles Whittingham and printed by Charles Whittingham.
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives as part of Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
Disregarded as an oddity after its publication in 1847, Byrne’s Euclid has since been praised by both designers and mathematicians as one of the most beautiful books on mathematics ever produced. Byrne used primary colors to distinguish different planes; the result calls to mind de Stijl design and the paintings of Piet Mondrian.
It is credited Gift of Bern Dibner, Smithsonian Libraries, QA451 .B99X 1847 .
- Poster, Prototype for New York City Subway Map
- offset lithograph on white wove paper.
- Gift of Unknown Donor.
- 1987-24-1
- Poster, New York City Subway Map
- offset lithograph on white wove paper.
- Gift of Unknown Donor.
- 1987-24-2
- Book, Statistical Atlas of the United States Based on the Results of the...
- lithograph on paper.
- Smithsonian Libraries, HA201 1870 .A1s.
- 92.2016.19
Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.
- Drawing, Color Rhythm, from The Mathematical Basis of the Arts
- brush and tempera on illustration board.
- Gift of Mrs. Joseph Schillinger.
- 1966-33-1
- Drawing, Blue-green Rhythm, from The Mathematical Basis of the Arts
- brush and tempera on illustration board.
- Gift of Mrs. Joseph Schillinger.
- 1966-33-4
Its dimensions are
H x W (open): 24 × 36 cm (9 7/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
