內容簡介 | This exceptional volume of De Symmetria and Underweysung der Messung bears the arms of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, a passionate collector of the work of Albrecht Durer (1471-1528). Bound together in exquisite Bohemian vellum, forming a sammelband, these two works create an illustrated manual for still-life and portrait artists. de Symmetria is the first two books of the Latin edition of his elaborate study of human anatomy and proportion. Under5weysung is the result of Durer's lifelong study of geometry, mathematics, and the methods of art. Both books demonstrate Durer's technical and artistic brilliance. This Octavo Edition shows these extraordinary works in remarkable detail and includes bibliographical data and English translations of Durer's texts.<摘錄自媒體封面或內頁> |